VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV was due to be admitted to hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, an operation experts say is generally low-risk. The 71-year-old will head to the Gemelli hospital in the late morning, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told AFP. The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, or small growth of tissue in the lung, will mark the pope’s first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. READ: Pope Leo XIV to be operated on for lump on lung On Sunday, in a surprise […]...

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