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🔴Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for early-stage lung nodule

🔴Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for early-stage lung nodule
France 24
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Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove an early-stage lung nodule. The 71-year-old pontiff said his medical team recommended the procedure, which is already scheduled.

Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he would undergo surgery “in the coming days” to remove a lung nodule that had been detected “at a very early stage”.

“The doctors believe it is advisable to intervene, and so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to have it removed,” added the 71-year-old pope after the Angelus prayer, noting that the procedure was “already scheduled for the coming days".

This is a breaking news story and will be updated shortly.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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