View Market Dashboard Pope Leo XIV’s planned lung surgery: What a lung nodule means, why it needs removal and what comes next Pope Leo XIV is due to undergo surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to remove a small, localised lung nodule detected during recent medical examinations. The Vatican expects about a week of recovery, but has not disclosed whether the growth is cancerous. Trisha Bhattacharya Published13 Oct 2026, 12:07 AM IST Prefer Liveminton Google AI Quick Read ✕ Wait for it… Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment. Yes, Continue ✕ Wait for it… Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.
Pope Leo XIV’s planned lung surgery: What a lung nodule means, why it needs removal and what comes next
Pope Leo XIV is due to undergo surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to remove a small, localised lung nodule detected during recent medical examinations. The Vatican expects about a week of recovery, but has not disclosed whether the growth is cancerous.
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