{
  "id": 14061755,
  "title": "What we know about Pope Leo XIV's planned lung operation this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/what-we-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-planned-lung-operation-this-week",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T22:20:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261012-what-we-know-about-pope-leo-xiv-planned-lung-operation-this-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV is expected to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule this week at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, with doctors anticipating a recovery of about seven days. The 71-year-old pontiff is due to travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6, though the Vatican has not confirmed the operation date.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to be hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday for a lung operation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-xiv-to-be-hospitalized-in-rome-on-tuesday-for-a-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:00:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}