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Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV will undergo lung nodule surgery this week
October 12, 2026 at 06:59 PM
5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
يواليوم السابع
الفاتيكان يلغى كافة الفعاليات حتى 20 أكتوبر الجاري لإجراء البابا عملية جراحية اليوم
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AJAl Jazeera English
Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule in Rome
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SNSky News Arabia
البابا يدخل المستشفى الثلاثاء لاستئصال ورم في الرئة
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مصالمصرى اليوم
ما هي جراحة الرئة التي يخضع لها بابا الفاتيكان الأيام المقبلة؟
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What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery
(opens the publisher’s site)The Vatican said Monday that Pope Leo XIV will enter hospital on Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule, cancelling his activities until October 20.
- Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pope will check into Rome's Gemelli hospital around noon Tuesday for the operation.
- The Vatican cancelled all public activities until October 20 and said recovery could take a week.
- Pope Leo said Sunday that doctors detected the nodule "at a very early stage" and judged surgery the most appropriate option.
- The pope confirmed he still plans his November 6–17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.