Vatican says pope's lung nodule surgery was successfully completed

Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a lung nodule and the Vatican said the operation was completed "successfully, on schedule and as planned." The 71-year-old Leo returned to his room after the surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from the Vatican spokesman, who promised further information at a later time. Leo had walked into Rome's Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of well-wishers who had gathered to greet him