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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung operation in Rome following nodule detection ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 12: A journalist broadcasts in front of the Policlinico Gemelli hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to be admitted on October 13 for a lung operation, in Rome, Italy, on October 12, 2026. The pontiff announced during the Sunday Angelus prayer, delivered on October 11 from the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, that a lung nodule had been detected at an early, localized stage, and that doctors had decided to intervene anyway. Isabella Bonotto Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage.

Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung operation in Rome following nodule detection ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 12: A journalist broadcasts in front of the Policlinico Gemelli hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to be admitted on October 13 for a lung operation, in Rome, Italy, on October 12, 2026. The pontiff announced during the Sunday Angelus prayer, delivered on October 11 from the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, that a lung nodule had been detected at an early, localized stage, and that doctors had decided to intervene anyway. Isabella Bonotto Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage.

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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung operation in Rome following nodule detection ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 12: A journalist broadcasts in front of the Policlinico Gemelli hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to be admitted on October 13 for a lung operation, in Rome, Italy, on October 12, 2026. The pontiff announced during the Sunday Angelus prayer, delivered on October 11 from the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, that a lung nodule had been detected at an early, localized stage, and that doctors had decided to intervene anyway. Isabella Bonotto Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage.

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