Pope Leo XIV underwent a procedure at Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome to remove a small nodule
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Pope Leo heads to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery Pope Leo XIV is being admitted the hospital on Tuesday, days after he shared he would undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical tests, the Vatican announced.
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