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Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says

Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a small growth found on one of his lungs, the Vatican said, as the pontiff kept up a busy schedule on Monday, holding seven previously planned meetings in the morning.

Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for small growth on lung

Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for small growth on lung

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff's tenure.

Pope Leo will undergo surgery to remove nodule from lung

Pope Leo will undergo surgery to remove nodule from lung

The American-born pontiff announced that he will undergo surgery this week after doctors found a "localized nodule" on his lung.

What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery

What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery

Pope Leo XIV is to have an operation to remove a localized lung nodule detected early

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung

Vatican spokesman says pope's lung surgery is planned for this week

Vatican spokesman says pope's lung surgery is planned for this week

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week for a nodular lesion in his lung, with the recovery time expected to be a week

Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Surgery After Nodule Found in Lung

Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Surgery After Nodule Found in Lung

"It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized," the pontiff said Sunday. "The doctors believe that it is best to intervene"

Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.”

As Cubans flee crisis, these nuns care for elders left behind

As Cubans flee crisis, these nuns care for elders left behind

More than 1.4 million Cubans have fled the island, leaving behind thousands of aging adults. Catholic nuns care for them in a daily struggle

Pope Leo approves Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals

Pope Leo approves Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle's election as the dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals, the Vatican said on Friday, in the first selection of an Asian cleric to lead the elite group that one day will choose Leo's

Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process

Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process

A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing a fellow bishop to justice on charges he sexually abused young Indigenous men

First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

A memorial for lives lost to suicide and their surviving families who grieve them was dedicated by the Archdiocese of Chicago earlier this year at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery