{
  "id": 14197983,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV To Undergo Lung Surgery In Rome After Nodule Detection; Public Audiences Cancelled Until October 20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-lung-surgery-in-rome-after-nodule-detection",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-lung-surgery-in-rome-after-nodule-detection-public-audiences-cancelled-until-october-20"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 71-year-old pontiff will undergo surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after doctors discovered a small growth in his lung. His public audiences have been cancelled until October 20. Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery at a hospital in Rome on Tuesday to remove a nodule from his lung, in what medical experts describe as a relatively low-risk procedure. The 71-year-old pontiff is expected to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital Tuesday ahead of lung surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-to-be-admitted-to-hospital-tuesday-ahead-of-lung-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Pope Will Be Admitted to Hospital Tuesday for Lung Nodule Surgery, Vatican Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-will-be-admitted-to-hospital-tuesday-for-lung-nodule-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:47:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-is-set-to-enter-a-rome-hospital-for-removal-of-a-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:05:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}