{
  "id": 14168232,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital for lung surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-admitted-to-hospital-for-lung-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/pope-leo-xiv-admitted-to-hospital-for-lung-surgery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has been admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a small lung nodule discovered during recent medical checks. The 71-year-old pontiff said the growth was detected at an early stage. The procedure marks his first hospitalisation since becoming pope in May 2025. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta has the latest from Rome.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}