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  "id": 14311447,
  "title": "Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and that the lower lobe of his right lung was removed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/vatican-says-pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-and-that-the-lower-lobe-of",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6146664-pope-leo-lung-cancer/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer, the Vatican said Tuesday, after he underwent surgery to remove a nodule from his lung. The 90-minute procedure was successful and removed the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican said the pope was recovering and that there were no planned changes to his hospitalization time,...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Things to know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-lung-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:24:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-vatican-says",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:55:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-cancer-as-doctors-remove-lobe-of-lung-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:11:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-cancer-as-doctors-remove-lobe-of-lung-vatican-14301824",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:27:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-has-cancerous-tumour-removed-in-lung-operation",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:24:10.000Z"
      }
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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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