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Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery
The Pope will undergo a procedure to remove the nodule from his lungs; prayers presumably optional during surgery.
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- First reported by CBS News: “Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:40 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Pope Leo.
- BBN covered this story before: Pope Leo's surgery: the influencer routine already forming around it (October 12).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCBS News reports: Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOver at NBC News: Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule.
The story so far
- Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of… · Fox News
- Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday after lung nodule found · ABC News
- Pope Leo announces lung surgery in rare move for pontiff · CBS News
- Pope Leo cancels all public events ahead of lung surgery · Sky News
- Pope Leo to undergo surgery for lung nodule in Rome · Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo's surgery: the influencer routine already forming around it · CBS News
- Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery (this story)
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