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Pope Leo XIV Will Undergo Surgery To Remove A Nodule On His Lung

Reported by 133 outlets from 50 countries, in 9 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.

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Leo XIV, 267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)

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Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule or lesion on his lung. The procedure was reportedly discovered during medical checks. Doctors expect the pontiff's recovery to take around a week.

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  1. Pope Leo XIV Will Undergo Surgery To Remove A Nodule On His Lung Headline of the event's most representative article · HuffPost, 11 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Vatican City. See on the map
  3. Reported by 133 outlets from 50 countries, in 9 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.355 articles · See all headlines

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Germany9
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  1. First article seen: “El papa León XIV será operado de un nódulo en el pulmón”
  2. Covered by 10 outlets
  3. Covered by 25 outlets
  4. Covered by 50 outlets
  5. 9 new outlets, including “Le pape va être opéré d’un nodule au poumon «dans les prochains jours»”
  6. Covered by 100 outlets
  7. 38 new outlets, including “Pope Leo heads to Rome hospital for lung operation”
  8. 14 new outlets, including “梵蒂岡：教宗良十四世確診肺腺癌 切除右肺下葉”

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Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

El papa León XIV anuncia que será operado de un nódulo en un pulmón

Папе римскому предстоит операция после обнаружения уплотнения в легком

Le pape Léon X va subir une intervention chirurgicale après la découverte d'une grosseur au poumon

Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lung

البابا لاون يخضع لجراحة في الرئة، ماذا نعرف عن حالته الصحية؟

Diagnostican con cáncer al papa León XIV tras someterse a una cirugía en el pulmón derecho

Qué es un adenocarcinoma pulmonar, el tipo de tumor maligno que le extirparon al papa León XIV

У папы Льва XIV диагностирован рак легкого, он успешно прооперирован

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