Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

All right. Time now, seven ten. Developing now. We have more updates expected a little bit later on today from the Vatican, following Pope Leo's confirmed lung cancer diagnosis. Imagine being that surgeon, right? Given that job. So the cancer was detected while the pontiff underwent lung surgery to remove a small nodule. Ron has the latest from the control room this morning. Hi, Ron. Well, so far there's been no word on whether the pontiff will be needing additional treatments after this. But the Vatican did release a statement this morning saying the Holy Father rested well overnight after his operation. Prayers being said for the Pope around the world. The Vatican reporting that suspicions of lung cancer from some earlier testing, all of those were confirmed when the surgery unfolded. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in hopes of eliminating any lingering traces of the cancer. The Pope's audiences have been canceled through next Tuesday. He was originally set to preside over a mass today on Wednesday. Medical experts are weighing in on the road ahead while support for the pontiff pours in. Fingers crossed that this this Pope can pull through and live a long life. He's a wonderful man, so it's really sad. I hope and pray for him. Oh, hopefully he'll be okay. Yeah, I hope. I hope that he gets out of the hospital soon because he keeps us all unified and sends a message of peace. There's more in terms of follow up, and depending on the stage of cancer, there's possibly even more treatments. So the Pope also has a big trip planned. He was going to be returning to Latin America, where so many of his early church roots are centered in Peru, where he served for quite a while. The Vatican has not said whether that trip will be affected, but there are reports. The Pope wanted to move quickly in terms of getting this operation done so that he could recover, and then still let this trip happen about a month out from right now. Wow! Still wants to stay on his schedule. Yeah. Work schedule. Pretty amazing, Ron. Thank you.