EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Vatican confirms the pontiff is resting well at a Rome hospital following surgery to remove part of his right lung earlier this week.
The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery this week.
ROME and LONDON -- Pope Leo XIV had a good night's sleep.
"The Pope slept well last night in the hospital; he got up and had breakfast," the Vatican said in a statement early on Thursday, as the pontiff continues his recovery following an operation.