# Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery: What we know

https://mins.news/en/item/96366

- NBC News, 2026-10-12 11:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-lung-surgery-what-we-know-271428165911

> Pope Leo is reportedly set to enter a Rome hospital on Tuesday. He had said doctors found a localized lung nodule that needs to be removed.

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