# LIVE: Pope Leo XIV leaves Vatican for surgery at Rome hospital

https://mins.news/en/video/95953

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-12 04:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrf4HsfBLCs

> Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel from the Vatican to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican says it was detected early and is well-localized.

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