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Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery after nodule found in his lung

First reported by Tert.am: 15:18, 11 October

Updated 15:21, 13 October, 11 sources

World. Photo: Edgar Beltrán / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Edgar Beltrán / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Pope Leo XIV, 71, announced in St. Peter's Square on October 11 that doctors had found an early-stage localized nodule in his lung. He said doctors considered surgery advisable and that he had decided to undergo the operation in the coming days. The Vatican did not say whether the nodule is suspected to be malignant. According to the Vatican press office, recovery will take about a week.

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  1. Tert.am (Opposition)
  2. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  3. Mediahub (Opposition)
  4. Hraparak (Opposition)
  5. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  6. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  7. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  8. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  9. Oragir.news (Opposition)
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  11. Ararat News (Balanced)

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