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Doctors found a nodule on the pontiff's lung, he said on Sunday.
October 12, 2026, 9:42 AM
ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to a hospital in Rome on Tuesday morning, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after the pontiff said he would undergo surgery for a nodule found on his lung.
The operation was to take place in the "next few days," Leo said on Sunday.
Pope Leo addressed the planned surgery in a statement on social media Sunday morning.
"The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo sur...
