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Pope Leo XIV admitted to Gemelli Hospital ahead of surgery

Pope Leo XIV admitted to Gemelli Hospital ahead of surgery

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where he is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday afternoon to remove a "small, localized nodule" from his lung. Read all

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