# Pope Leo XIV Surgery Before South American Tour

> Pope Leo XIV has surgery on lung nodule a month before South American tour.
- Title: Pope Leo XIV Surgery Before South American Tour · MercoPress
- Summary: Pope Leo XIV has surgery on lung nodule a month before South American tour. Pope Leo XIV will have lung nodule surgery in Rome this week before his November…
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## Pope Leo XIV Surgery
Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule detected at an early stage.

> Recently, during some check-ups, doctors found a circumscribed nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well localised.
## Tour Dates
The tour begins in Uruguay November 6-8, then Argentina until November 11 with events in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Luján.
## Vatican Hospital Stay
Pope Leo XIV will stay in Rome's Gemelli hospital for about seven days after surgery.
## Key takeaway

Pope Leo XIV will have lung nodule surgery in Rome this week before his November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.