Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for lung nodule in coming days
Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule that doctors detected at a very early stage.
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Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule detected at a very early stage. France 24 and Sky News both reported the upcoming medical procedure following the pope's announcement. [1][2][10]
France 24 reported that the 71-year-old pope made the statement after the Angelus prayer. Pope Leo XIV stated that doctors advised him to intervene and he decided to follow their advice to have the nodule removed in a procedure already scheduled. [1]
Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. The announcement comes a day after he declared capital punishment inadmissible while marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as reported by the New York Post and Vatican News. [3][8][11]
The New York Post, NBC News, and AP News all reported that the pope quoted Catholic teaching stating the death penalty attacks human dignity. The comments were made as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. [3][5][6]
In short
- Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule.
- Doctors detected the lung nodule at a very early stage.
- Pope Leo XIV is 71 years old and serves as the head of the Catholic Church.
- The pope recently declared the death penalty inadmissible during the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]🔴Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for early-stage lung noduleFrance 24, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Pope Leo to undergo surgery in coming days after nodule discovered on his lungSky News, 2h ago
- [3]Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as US plans to livestream executionNew York Post, 5h ago
- [4]Pope Leo condemns death penalty,r/europe, 20h ago
- [5]Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native U.S. plans to livestream executionNBC News, 21h ago
- [6]Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream executionAP News, 22h ago
- [7]Pope Leo condemns death penalty amid Trump execution planEgyptian Gazette, 18h ago
- [8]Pope Leo XIV rejects death penalty as attack on dignity of human personVatican News, 1d ago
- [9]Pope Leo condemns death penalty, Vance vows not to watch Hasan’s execution liveEuronews.com, 20h ago
- [10]Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery. Here’s whyKLTV.com, 2h ago
Background
- [11]Pope Leo XIV on Wikipedia
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