{
  "id": 14190308,
  "title": "Pope Leo admitted to Rome hospital for surgery to remove lung nodule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-admitted-to-rome-hospital-for-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:47:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-leo-hospital-surgery-9.7378399"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV is being admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital on Tuesday for surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule. The 71-year-old pontiff announced following Angelus prayers that the growth was discovered at a very early stage during recent medical checks. This procedure marks his first hospitalization since he became head of the Catholic Church in May 2025.\n\nThe surgery is expected to require a weeklong hospital stay, and the Vatican has cancelled all of the pope's audiences through October 20. Dawn reports that experts consider the operation to be generally low-risk. According to Free Malaysia Today, the pope will be accommodated in a special, top-floor suite at the hospital to allow for his medical team.\n\nThe Gemelli hospital is a frequent choice for ailing popes, and Leo is expected to be accompanied by his personal nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti. Deutsche Welle Science noted that the pope has been unusually candid regarding his health issues.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pope Leo sticks to busy schedule before surgery to remove lung nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-sticks-to-busy-schedule-before-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:15:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo announces lung surgery in rare move for pontiff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-announces-lung-surgery-in-rare-move-for-pontiff",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:44:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Pope Leo continues working after lung surgery announcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-continues-working-after-lung-surgery-announcement",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:10:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Pope Leo cancels all public events ahead of lung surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-cancels-all-public-events-ahead-of-lung-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to be admitted to Rome hospital for lung surgery on Tuesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-to-be-admitted-to-rome-hospital-for-lung-surgery-on",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:50:00.000Z"
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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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