Outside the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized in Rome

October 15, 2026, Rome, Italy: A girl, author of the drawing, places a portrait of Pope Leo at the foot of the statue of Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering after undergoing successful surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right leer más lung. Doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma during the operation. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI.,Image: 1143644042, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Italy Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Riccardo Antimiani / Zuma Press / Europa Press Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos