# Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

https://mins.news/en/video/96700

- euronews, 2026-10-12 15:16 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqU-PdZnmo

> The Vatican press office says doctors expect Pope Leo XIV to need about a week to recover. That could allow him to depart for his planned visit to Latin America on 6 November.

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