{
  "id": 13731778,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-13731778",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:41:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a small nodule found in his lung during recent medical examinations. The Pope disclosed the development on Sunday, October 11, 2026, saying doctors detected the nodule at an early stage and recommended surgery to remove it. “During some recent […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:04:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}