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PM Modi and world leaders come together to wish Pope Leo XIV full recovery after successful surgery in Rome
Updated On: 14 October, 2026 11:42 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and world leaders have wished Pope Leo XIV a speedy recovery after surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, and an intraoperative examination confirmed lung adenocarcinoma
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Pope Leo XIV. File pic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined world leaders to wish Pope Leo XIV a quick and speedy recovery after he underwent surgery to remove a nodule in his lung.
PM Modi took to saying, "Happy to learn that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s surgery last night was successful. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery as well as continued good health."


