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Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. ABC News and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of surgery, Vatican says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
VATICAN CITY, Oct 12 - Pope Leo will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a small growth found on one of his lungs, the Vatican said, as the pontiff kept up a busy schedule on Monday, holding seven previously planned meetings in the morning.
Story timeline
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- First reported 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 ABC News
Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, Vatican says
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