11-10-2026 12:45 via yahoo.com

Pope Leo to undergo surgery after doctors discover growth on his lung

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.Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" ‌and caught at ⁠an early stage."Recently, during some medical examinations, doctors found a localized no
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