# Pope Leo XIV to enter Rome hospital for lung nodule removal

https://mins.news/en/item/97785

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-13 10:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4yPj34q

> Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have surgery to remove a lung nodule, with the procedure set to determine whether the lesion is malignant.

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