Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday morning for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, the Vatican said.

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Pope Leo XIV will undergo admission to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital late Tuesday morning for a surgical procedure to remove a localized lung nodule. The Vatican press office confirmed this timeline following the 71-year-old pontiff's unexpected announcement during his Sunday Angelus prayer. This procedure represents the first hospitalization of his papacy since his election on May 8, 2025. The surgery will address a pulmonary nodule—a small, localized growth of tissue—that physicians identified at a very early stage during recent routine medical checkups. The Vatican anticipates a recovery period of approximately one week at Gemelli Hospi...