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Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small lung nodule
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Moneycontrol•11-10-2026, 16:37
Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small lung nodule
- •Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery this week to remove a small, localized nodule detected in his lung.
- •The 71-year-old pontiff shared the news during his weekly Sunday prayer in St Peter's Square, stating the nodule was caught at an early stage.
- •The Vatican press office stated that the pope's recovery is expected to take about a week.
- •It remains unclear if the procedure will impact his upcoming scheduled trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November.
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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to undergo surgery this week to remove a small, early-stage, and well-contained nodule detected in his lung during recent medical examinations.
The Vatican press office stated that the pontiff's recovery from the upcoming lung surgery is expected to take about a week.
The Vatican has not yet specified whether the surgery and recovery period will affect Pope Leo XIV's major scheduled trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17.
