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  "id": 14261581,
  "title": "Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-undergoes-successful-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-vatican",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:45:23.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/pope-leo-undergoes-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-at-romes-gemelli-hospital"
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  "summary": "Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:20:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "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-14197298",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:54:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Pope's lung surgery 'successfully completed': Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/popes-lung-surgery-successfully-completed-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-13T18:03:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Pope Leo recovering in hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-recovering-in-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:29:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Pope Leo recovering in hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-recovering-in-hospital-14279829",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:29:14.000Z"
      }
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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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