Pope Leo XIV suspended his audiences until October 20 due to his surgery

Pope Leo XIV has suspended all scheduled audiences until Tuesday, October 20. The cancellation follows the announcement by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household regarding the Pope's upcoming hospitalization and surgical procedure.

The medical intervention is scheduled to address the removal of a nodule detected in one of the Pope's lungs. The suspension of public engagements is intended to facilitate the procedure and the subsequent recovery period.