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Pope Leo XIV to have lung nodule removed in surgery this week
Pope Leo XIV, who is 71, says he will have surgery to remove a nodule from his lung.
Doctors found it during recent medical tests and described it as being at a very early stage and well located.
The operation is expected in the first days of this week at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
A lung nodule is a small area of tissue seen on scans, and it can have several causes, including infection, inflammation or a tumor.
Many nodules are benign, but officials have not said whether the pope’s nodule is benign or cancerous.
The Vatican expects him to stay in hospital for about a week; details of the surgery and his total recovery time have not been announced.
His planned November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains on the official agenda.
Pope Leo XIV, 71, said he will have surgery to remove a recently discovered lung nodule.
He said the nodule was found at a very early stage and is well located.
The operation is planned for the first days of the week at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
The Holy See expects him to stay in hospital for about a week after surgery.
Officials have not said whether the nodule is benign or malignant.
- Who
- Pope Leo XIV, 71.
- What
- He is due to have surgery to remove a lung nodule. Officials have not said whether it is benign or malignant.
- When
- The surgery is planned for the first days of the week after the announcement on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
- Why
- His doctors recommended the operation.
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A lung nodule was detected.
Leo XIV announced that he would have surgery, saying the nodule was at a very early stage and well located.
The surgery is planned at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
The Holy See expects the pope to stay in hospital for about a week.
- Age
- 71
- Condition
- Lung nodule
- Finding
- Described by the pope as very early-stage and well located
- Hospital
- Gemelli Hospital, Rome
- Expected hospital stay
- About one week
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