Pope Leo XIV announced that he will be submitted to surgery to treat a nodule in the early lung during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square.
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11/10/2026
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O Pope Leo XIV will be submitted to surgery after a nodule has been detected in his lung “in the early stages”.
“ Recently, during some control tests, the doctors detected a circumscribed nodule in my lung. I will be operated in the coming days”, announced his own to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square during the Angelus prayer.
The lesion is in an early and well-located stage, also mentioned the high pontiff, quoted by the Italian press.
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