# Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery after lung nodule discovery

https://mins.news/en/video/95558

- Global News, 2026-10-11 18:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFR_RA0MjWM

> Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly Sunday service in St. Peter’s Square that a routine checkup found a small, localized lung nodule at a very early stage. On doctors’ advice, he has decided to have it surgically removed. The Vatican has not specified when the operation will take place.

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