By George Aluo
The Vatican has announced that Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has undergone a successful surgery.
In an update released yesterday on the Pope’s health, Vatican News stated that the American Catholic spiritual leader is doing very well after undergoing a successful surgery.
The Vatican News update captioned POPE HEALTH UPDATE stated in part…”the surgery was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room.”
It would be noted that Pope Leo had on Sunday during his Angelus Prayer told Catholic faithfuls that he would in the coming days be going for surgery to remove a small nodule in his lung.
Following the Pope’s disclosure that he would be undergoing surgery, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria called for prayers.
The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) Most Rev Mathew Man-Oso Ndagoso who is the Archbishop of Kaduna in a statement called on all priests, religious and lay faithful across all Dioceses to pray for the Holy Father, especially at Holy Mass and through the Rosary asking for a successful operation a smooth recovery and wisdom and skill for his medical team.
“May Almighty God grant him healing, peace and renewed strength for his ministry. We entrust him to the maternal intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick,” Archbishop Ndagoso prayed.
