Pope to enter hospital on Tuesday for lung operation
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October 13, 2026
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday morning for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, the Vatican said.
The 71-year-old Leo announced on Sunday that he would undergo an operation “in the coming days”.
The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, a small growth of tissue in the lung, will mark the pope’s first hospitalisation since he became head of the 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8, 2025.
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