{
  "id": 14288098,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, Vatican says; lower lobe of right lung removed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-vatican-says-lower-lobe-of-right-lung",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T20:40:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-vatican-says-what-is-adenocarcinoma-lower-lobe-of-right-lung-removed-101791923418794.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vatican officials announced on <date> that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The Holy Father underwent surgery to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed. A 71-year-old, Pope Leo XIV had discovered a nodule on his lung during a routine medical checkup. The operation was carried out using a video-assisted technique to ensure a radical procedure. The intraoperative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, as initially suspected. The Pope's surgery lasted approximately ninety minutes, and he woke up normally following the operation.",
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer the Vatican announced in a press release, adding that the lower lobe of his right lung had been removed.",
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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": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:45:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s surgery was successful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/vatican-confirms-pope-leos-surgery-was-successful",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:05:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}