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  "id": 13886140,
  "title": "Pope to undergo surgery after lung nodule detected ‘at very early stage’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-to-undergo-surgery-after-lung-nodule-detected-at-very-early-stage",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:35:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/12/pope-to-undergo-surgery-after-lung-nodule-detected-at-very-early-stage/238792"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vatican City, October 12 - Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgical intervention \"in the coming days\" for a lung nodule, the 71-year-old pontiff announced in a weekly address. The Vatican press office confirmed the pope is scheduled for surgery at the Gemelli hospital in Rome and expects a recovery period of around one week. No details have been disclosed regarding the impact of the procedure on his planned international trips, including a visit to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru scheduled between November 6 and 17. The Pope’s decision to have the surgery followed a recent medical check that detected a nodule located \"at a very early stage\" and \"very localized\", according to the Pope. Pope Leo XIV, who became the first US Pope in April 2025 following the death of his Argentine predecessor Pope Francis, faced initial criticism from US President Donald Trump, who labeled the pontiff as \"WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy\". However, the Pope remained steadfast in his moral duty to speak out on issues such as US-Iran conflict, condemning US President Trump’s threat to destroy Iran as \"truly unacceptable\".",
  "summary": "VATICAN CITY, Oct 12 — Pope Leo XIV announced yesterday that he would have an operation “in the coming days&...",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lump on lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-lump-on-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV announces lung surgery after doctors discover nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-announces-lung-surgery-after-doctors-discover-nodule",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:15:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found in lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pope-leo-to-have-surgery-after-lump-found-in-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:48:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "WORLD IN BRIEF: Pope Leo to undergo lung surgery, UK PM alleges Russian Brexit interference, Zambia secures $1.5bn IMF deal and other stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/world-in-brief-pope-leo-to-undergo-lung-surgery-uk-pm-alleges-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:19:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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