
Pope Leo XIV's cortege left the Vatican for Rome's Gemelli clinic to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, the pontiff announced earlier on Sunday.
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The pontiff announced the need for surgery to remove a lung nodule on Sunday.
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Pope Leo XIV's motorcade left the Vatican and headed to Rome's Gemelli Clinic for lung surgery.
On Sunday, the pontiff announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a nodule in his lung.
ROME, Oct 13 - RIA Novosti. The motorcade of Pope Leo XIV left the Vatican and headed to the Gemelli clinic in Rome, where the pontiff will undergo lung surgery, Ranews24 TV channel reports.

Pope Leo XIV was hospitalized at the Gemelli Clinic for surgery to remove a nodule in his lung. All audiences with the pontiff have been canceled until October 20, and he is expected to spend about a week in hospital.

Pope Leo XIV was hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Clinic for surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule that was discovered at an early stage. All audiences with the pontiff are canceled until October 20. After the operation, he plans to stay in the clinic for about a week and then make an apostolic visit to South America in early November.

Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized at the Gemelli Clinic in Rome for a planned operation to remove a pulmonary nodule detected at an early stage. The intervention is necessary to prepare for an upcoming visit to South America.

Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery to remove a small, early-stage lung nodule. The procedure is scheduled for the coming days, with reports suggesting he may be admitted to Agostino Gemelli Hospital as early as October 12.

The director of the Holy See's press service, Matteo Bruni, said that the post-operative recovery of Pope Leo XIV at the Gemelli clinic in Rome will take about a week. Surgery to remove the pulmonary nodule is scheduled for early next week.

Pope Leo XIV announced the discovery of a small tumor in his lung. The 71-year-old pontiff will undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli Clinic this coming week. Recovery is expected to take about seven days.