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October, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Postcards of Pope Leo XIV are displayed outside a shop selling religious items near St. Peter&#8217;s Square in Rome, 12 October, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspStefania De Michele&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div 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That would make it possible for him to leave for his visit to Latin America as planned on 6 November.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Pope Leo XIV has said he will have an operation to remove a lump on his lung this week, the first time a pope has made a personal medical announcement of this kind.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 71-year-old is otherwise healthy and is known for his love of sport.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When will the operation take place?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The pope said the operation was planned &#8220;in the coming days&#8221; and the Vatican press office said it would be at the beginning of the week, without giving a date.<\/p>\n<p>Italian media have speculated that the operation could be on Tuesday, although the pope is due to preside over a Mass in St Peter&#8217;s Basilica on Wednesday morning with Church leaders from around the world and there have so far been no announced changes in his schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican press office has said doctors expect the pope&#8217;s recovery to take around a week. That would make it possible for him to leave for his visit to Latin America as planned on 6 November.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-day trip will take him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, a country close to the pope&#8217;s heart as he worked there as a missionary for two decades and took on Peruvian citizenship.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is a pulmonary nodule?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A pulmonary nodule is a small growth of tissue in the lung. Most are benign, meaning they are non-cancerous. But a small percentage can be an early stage of lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Most small nodules cause no symptoms and are only discovered during checks for other health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Larger nodules can cause shortness of breath, chest pain and persistent coughing, sometimes with blood.<\/p>\n<p>The operation is normally carried out under general anaesthetic with the patient breathing through a tube.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where will the operation take place?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The operation is expected to take place at Rome&#8217;s Gemelli hospital, where popes are usually treated.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s predecessor Francis spent weeks there for treatment before his death last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img 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<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2932368-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2932368\" data-cid=\"9946207\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    As Russia escalates, EU realises its Ukraine support won&#8217;t be enough<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Pope Leo XIV has said he will have an operation to remove a lump on his lung this week, the first time a pope has made a personal medical announcement of this kind.The 71-year-old is otherwise healthy and is known for his love of sport.Here is what we know.When will the operation take place?The pope said the operation was planned &#8220;in the coming days&#8221; and the Vatican press office said it would be at the beginning of the week, without giving a date.Italian media have speculated that the operation could be on Tuesday, although the pope is due to preside over a Mass in St Peter&#8217;s Basilica on Wednesday morning with Church leaders from around the world and there have so far been no announced changes in his schedule.The Vatican press office has said doctors expect the pope&#8217;s recovery to take around a week. That would make it possible for him to leave for his visit to Latin America as planned on 6 November.The 11-day trip will take him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, a country close to the pope&#8217;s heart as he worked there as a missionary for two decades and took on Peruvian citizenship.What is a pulmonary nodule?A pulmonary nodule is a small growth of tissue in the lung. Most are benign, meaning they are non-cancerous. But a small percentage can be an early stage of lung cancer.Most small nodules cause no symptoms and are only discovered during checks for other health issues.Larger nodules can cause shortness of breath, chest pain and persistent coughing, sometimes with blood.The operation is normally carried out under general anaesthetic with the patient breathing through a tube.Where will the operation take place?The operation is expected to take place at Rome&#8217;s Gemelli hospital, where popes are usually treated.Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s predecessor Francis spent weeks there for treatment before his death last year.John Paul II, head of the Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, was treated nine times at Gemelli, Rome&#8217;s largest hospital, and spent a total of 153 days there.He quipped that the hospital was like &#8220;Vatican number three.&#8221;The Vatican ultimately created a top-floor apartment at the hospital site, accessed by a long corridor guarded by Italian and Vatican police.Besides the pope&#8217;s room, the suite reportedly includes a meeting room for medical staff, a kitchen, bathroom and rest areas.There is also a small chapel.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/10\/12\/what-we-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-upcoming-operation-to-remove-lung-nodule&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/94\/88\/07\/1200x675_cmsv2_2b7e8145-74c9-541f-9ce9-7e51e3b62263-9948807.jpg&#8221;] Europe News Ukrainian strikes on data centres and Russian bot activity in freefall Saudi Arabia UAE urges Gulf defence cooperation after Riyadh airport attacks Europe News Video shows major fire ravaging 400-year-old Paris food market Health news What to know about Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s upcoming lung surgery Europe News Ukrainian strikes on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2191605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2191605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2191605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2191605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2191605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}