The Pope will be hospitalized on Tuesday to be operated on for the nodule in his lung

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The Pope, yesterday Sunday after the Angelus prayer in Rome.
12/10/2026 - 15:25 h

Pope Leo XIV will be hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Tuesday to undergo surgery for a nodule that has been detected in one of his lungs, according to Vatican sources. Yesterday, after the Angelus prayer, the pontiff himself announced that he would undergo surgery this week.

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