# Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove localized lung nodule

https://mins.news/en/item/95192

- CNN, 2026-10-11 11:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/world/pope-leo-lung-surgery-intl?Date=20261011&Profile=CNN

> Pope Leo XIV is set to have surgery to remove a localized lung nodule. He said the small mass of dense tissue was detected “at a very early stage.”

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