# Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital for lung nodule surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/97956

- NBC News, 2026-10-13 12:11 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/pope-leo-admitted-to-hospital-for-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-271484997929

> Pope Leo XIV arrived at a Rome hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled operation to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican said the surgery would take place in the afternoon; he was admitted to the thoracic surgery department.

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