# What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming lung surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/96379

- euronews, 2026-10-12 12:04 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/what-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-upcoming-lung-surgery

> Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have surgery this week to remove a lung nodule, a small area of dense tissue inside the lung.

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