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Pope Leo to undergo lung surgery

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  • Pope Leo will have surgery this week after a small growth was detected on his lung.S1S2
  • Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Pet...S3
  • VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. “During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung was found. It has been detected at a...S4
  • Nodule detected at a very early stage, pontiff saysS5
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Pope Leo to undergo lung surgery

Pope Leo will have surgery this week after a small growth was detected on his lung.

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Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised n…

2w Inquirer

Pope Leo XIV to be operated on for lump on lung

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. “During…

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Pope Leo says he’s getting surgery to remove a lump on his lung

Nodule detected at a very early stage, pontiff says

Pope Leo to undergo lung surgery

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What to know

  • Pope Leo will have surgery this week after a small growth was detected on his lung.S1S2
  • Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Pet...S3
  • VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. “During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung was found. It has been detected at a...S4
  • Nodule detected at a very early stage, pontiff saysS5
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S1S2 TheageLead 3 reports · EN
S3 Nationnews 1 report · EN
S4 Inquirer 1 report · EN
S5 Torontosun 1 report · EN