Pope Leo and the lung nodule: "It emerged during routine checks."

The lung nodule found in Pope Leo XIV , which the Pontiff himself announced during yesterday's Angelus in St. Peter's Square, " emerged during routine checks ." This is what the Vatican press office specified in response to journalists' questions.

The lung nodule found in the Pope would therefore have emerged from a regular check-up - as explained by the Vatican press office - and not from an immediate cause, a symptom, which required an investigation , such as an inflammation or an infection.

The Pope could be admitted to Gemelli Hospital as early as tomorrow , thus speeding up his recovery and allowing him to keep his planned, and currently confirmed, trip to South America between November 6 and 17, with stops in Uruguay, Argentina and finally Peru, the country where he lived for twenty years as a missionary and then bishop.

There is currently great confidence regarding the hospitalization, which should last around seven days, and the recovery time: Prevost regularly practices sports , goes to the gym and plays tennis.

(Unioneonline)