Health · Papal lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV hospitalized for lung surgery, audiences canceled through October 20

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Matteo Bruni said the operation was planned for the first days of the week following the Oct. 11 announcement.
The Holy See Press Office said the operation was scheduled for the first days of the following week.
Matteo Bruni said the operation was scheduled for the first days of the week.
Pope Leo XIV is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days.
Reuters reported that surgery was expected probably on Monday or Tuesday that week.
Doctors at Rome's Gemelli Hospital planned to remove the nodule in the coming days.
Pope Leo XIV was scheduled to undergo surgery later on October 13 to remove a lung nodule.
The transcript said the exact timing of the operation had not been disclosed.
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| Point | Vatican News | BBC News | Sky News | NPR | Associated Press | ABC News | Global News | Reuters | DW News | ABC News (Australia) | NBC News | CBS News | Scripps News | The Guardian | CTV News | The Hill | Outlets |
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| Timing of the planned operationAccounts conflict | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pope Leo’s decision to undergo surgeryIndependently confirmed | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Discovery and description of the lung noduleIndependently confirmed | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Whether the lung growth is cancerousNot independently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hospital admission for lung surgeryNot independently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Expected recovery time after surgeryIndependently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Doctors’ advice to remove the noduleIndependently confirmed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| The report says Pope Leo is 71 years old.Independently confirmed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Surgery location at Gemelli HospitalNot independently confirmed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nodule’s early-stage and contained statusNot independently confirmed | 2 |
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