Pope's lung-surgery announcement was bolt from the blue says Parolin

(ANSA) - ROME, 13 OTT - Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV's announcement that he is having surgery to remove a lung nodule was a "bolt from the blue". "No one expected it," Parolin said before a conference at the Gregorian University in Rome. The American pontiff is being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday after he announced he was have surgery during his Angelus address on Sunday. "We were all struck by the serenity with which the Pope announced this procedure," Parolin said. "We hope he can resolve this issue as soon as possible. "We are confident, but, of course, we accompany him with our prayers," he continued, added that he met Leo on Monday evening. "We spoke very calmly. Am I worried? Yes, because I certainly didn't expect something like this". (ANSA).
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