"During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung was found. It has been detected at a very early stage and is very localised," the 71-year-old said in a weekly address in St Peter's Square.

Pope says to be operated for lung nodule

Expected recovery time from the operation would be around one week

Trump urges Zelensky replacement as diesel row rages

Ukraine allies condemn easing of Russian sanctions amid deadly attacks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) during a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 22, 2026.

Man dies after tiger attack at UK wildlife park

Police said the man suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene

South Yorkshire Police said the man suffered serious injuries in the incident. The park was evacuated and is due to remain closed on Sunday. [Illustrative image]

Gaza photographer wins top global war photography prize

Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins Bayeux award for powerful Gaza war reportage

Trophies are displayed during the award ceremony of the 2026 edition of the "Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie of the war correspondants", in Bayeux, northwestern France, on October 10, 2026.

EU condemns Trump’s move to ease Russia sanctions

Sanctions on Russian diesel crucial to counter Kremlin's aggression, says EU

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas

Prince Harry booed by crowd during English rugby match

Crowd reaction mixed as Prince Harry attends Leicester rugby game

Prince Harry

US, Ukrainians, Europeans discuss new ideas to end war

Energy and security dominate discussions in Miami to resolve Ukraine crisis

Rescuers conduct search and rescue operations following a Russian attack that struck a five-storey residential building and killed seven people, including three children, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on October 10, 2026.

France, Germany lock horns over long-term EU budget

Macron defends ambitious EU budget against German-led austerity push

Europe is deeply divided. Germany leads a pack with Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden, which want cuts of several hundred billion euros.

$5.6 million wine heist rocks renowned Italian winery

Rare reds from renowned Tuscan winery Marchesi Antinori were stolen from export warehouse

Illustrative image. Two vans were used for the robbery and the company believes five or six people took part.

Nobel winner Pillay dedicates prize to crime survivors

85-year-old also denounced attacks on international legal institutions

South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay addresses journalists after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.

Who is Navi Pillay, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Daughter of South African bus driver became pioneering judge and global human rights voice

South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay is pictured after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.

Nobel winner Pillay jokes of sharing prize with Trump

‘If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump’

The Chairman of the Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, shows a mobile phone dispplaying a picture of Navanethem "Navi" Pillay who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, on October 9, 2026.

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