6 days ago · Rome
Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. Dawn, CBC World, Washington Post World, The Guardian World, Deutsche Welle All News, STV News, SABC News, ABC News, Times of India World, The Straits Times World, CBS News, The Hill, New York Times World, BBC News Europe, Axios, NBC News Top Stories, and Sky News World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Rome. The first report grouped here was at 11 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC. 62 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and has undergone post-surgery tests which show his progress is “normal”, his doctors said on Wednesday. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in Tuesday’s operation at Rome’s…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky News World
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo to undergo surgery on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- Picked up by Axios
- New development reported by BBC News Europe
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by New York Times World
- Picked up by The Hill
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo sticks to busy schedule before surgery to remove lung nodule
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo sticks to normal schedule ahead of surgery to remove lung nodule
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says
- Picked up by Times of India World
Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery: What we know about his health and upcoming plans
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by ABC News
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, Vatican says
- Picked up by SABC News
Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery: Vatican
- Picked up by CBS News
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- First reported by Sky News World
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo to undergo surgery on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- Picked up by Axios
- New development reported by BBC News Europe
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by New York Times World
- Picked up by The Hill
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo sticks to busy schedule before surgery to remove lung nodule
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo sticks to normal schedule ahead of surgery to remove lung nodule
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says
- Picked up by Times of India World
Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery: What we know about his health and upcoming plans
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by ABC News
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, Vatican says
- Picked up by SABC News
Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery: Vatican
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by Sky News World
- Picked up by STV News
Pope will be admitted to hospital for lung nodule surgery – Vatican
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital Tuesday ahead of lung surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to enter hospital on Tuesday for surgery on lung nodule
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to enter hospital on Oct 13 for surgery on lung nodule
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- New development reported by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by Dawn
- Picked up by New York Times World
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Pope Leo admitted to hospital for operation to remove growth on lung
- Picked up by Washington Post World
- New development reported by ABC News
Pope Leo departs Vatican ahead of operation to remove nodule
- Picked up by CBC World
Pope Leo's surgery to remove lung nodule completed 'successfully': Vatican
- Picked up by CBC World
Pope Leo admitted to Rome hospital for surgery to remove lung nodule
- New development reported by CBC World
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo Admitted to Hospital for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by ABC News
Pope Leo arrives at hospital ahead of operation to remove nodule
- Picked up by BBC News World
Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lung
- Picked up by Sky News World
Cancer found after Pope had part of his lung removed during 'successful' surgery
- Picked up by Sky News World
Type of cancer found after Pope had part of his lung removed during 'successful' surgery
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope's lung surgery was successful and went as planned, Vatican says
- Picked up by ABC News
Pope Leo's procedure to remove nodule was 'successfully completed,' says Vatican
- Picked up by New York Times World
Pope Leo Undergoes ‘Successful’ Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule
- Picked up by BBC News World
Pope's surgery to remove lump on his lung 'concluded successfully', Vatican says
- Picked up by BBC News World
Pope's surgery to remove lump on lung 'concluded successfully', Vatican says
- Picked up by New York Times World
Pope Leo Undergoes ‘Successful’ Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule, Vatican Says
- Picked up by Washington Post World
Surgery on Pope Leo’s lung nodule completed ‘successfully,’ Vatican says
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo's lung nodule surgery completed successfully, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove part of lung, Vatican says
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer as growth removed in surgery
- Picked up by The Guardian World
- New development reported by Dawn
- New development reported by Dawn
Pope Leo out of bed, progress 'normal', doctors say after lung operation
Same story, different outlets
17 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- DawnPope Leo out of bed, progress 'normal', doctors say after lung operation
- CBCPope Leo's surgery to remove lung nodule completed 'successfully': Vatican
- Washington PostPope Leo enters hospital for surgery on lung nodule
- The GuardianPope Leo admitted to hospital for operation to remove growth on lung
- Deutsche Welle All NewsPope Leo in Rome hospital for lung surgery
- STV NewsPope will be admitted to hospital for lung nodule surgery – Vatican
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- SABC NewsPope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery: Vatican
- ABC NewsPope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, Vatican says
- Times of IndiaPope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery: What we know about his health and upcoming plans
- The Straits TimesPope Leo sticks to busy schedule before surgery to remove lung nodule
- CBS NewsPope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
- The HillPope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- The New York TimesPope Leo Will Have Surgery to Remove Growth on Lung
- BBC NewsPope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung
- AxiosPope Leo to have "nodule" removed from lung
- NBC News Top StoriesPope Leo says he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
- Sky NewsPope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung