{"id":386901,"date":"2026-10-11T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-xiv-is-to-have-surgery-this-week-to-remove-a-lesion-on-his-lung\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:00:25","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-is-to-have-surgery-this-week-to-remove-a-lesion-on-his-lung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-xiv-is-to-have-surgery-this-week-to-remove-a-lesion-on-his-lung\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV is to have surgery this week to remove a lesion on his lung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GyKYza8iB1E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV is to have surgery this week to remove a lesion on his lung\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GyKYza8iB1E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV is to have surgery this week to remove a lesion on his lung. The 71-year-old announced the news during his Sunday blessing, saying doctors found it early during routine medical checks. The Vatican says the operation will take place in the first days of the week, with recovery expected to take around a week.<\/p>\n<p>#Pope #News #Vatican <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV is to have surgery this week to remove a lesion on his lung. The 71-year-old announced the news during his Sunday blessing, saying doctors found it early during routine medical checks. 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