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Pope Leo XIV to have surgery to remove lung nodule

Africanews · 2026-10-12T10:56:47.000Z · World

Pope Leo XIV to have surgery to remove lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he would undergo surgery "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung. The Vatican said the pontiff's recovery should take about one week.

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