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

A health story from Pennsylvania, reported by WTAE Pittsburgh.

Health · Pennsylvania · October 12, 2026

From WTAE Pittsburgh

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation to remove a localized lung nodule "detected at a very early stage." Here's what we know.

Reported by WTAE Pittsburgh, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at WTAE Pittsburgh →

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