{
  "id": 13902686,
  "title": "Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-to-have-surgery-after-lump-found-on-lung-13902686",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T07:30:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/pope-leo-to-have-surgery-after-lump-found-on-lung/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV, 71, will undergo surgery for an early, localized nodule found on his lung during a recent medical check-up. The Pope disclosed this during his Sunday prayer service in St. Peter's Square in Rome, assuring that the mass was caught at an early stage. Vatican News reported that the operation is scheduled to take place at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, with the Pope expected to recover in about a week. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella expressed their support for the Pope. Israel's President Isaac Herzog also wished the pontiff a speedy recovery. Despite his health issue, the Pope confirmed that his upcoming tour to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November will still proceed.",
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The 71-year-old said his […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-to-have-surgery-after-lump-found-on-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:24:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-to-have-surgery-after-lump-found-on-lung-13868514",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:04:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}