Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
116
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, days after he shared he would undergo surgery to remove discovered during recent medical tests, the Vatican announced.
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Vatican → admit → tests
The Holy See press office didn't say when the operation itself would take place, but said it will require a weeklong recovery in the hospital.
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it → say → hospital
The U.S.-born pontiff revealed the discovery of the nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and said he was following doctors' advice to have it removed.
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it → reveal → advice
He said it was found in an early stage and was "circumscribed."
"The doctors believe it's best to take action, so, following their advice, I've decided to have surgery to remove it,"
, 71, said Sunday.
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Sunday → say → it
"Thank you for your spiritual support, and I entrust myself to your prayers.
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I → thank → prayers
"He will be treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, which has a special apartment for the pope.
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which → treat → pope
The Vatican press office said Monday that no particular issue precipitated the tests, denying Italian media reports suggesting an inflammation had prompted Leo to undergo the checkup.
The pope's surgery marks the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate.
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surgery → say → pontificate
It was significant because the pope himself revealed the news, in perhaps the most public way possible: at the end of his Sunday noon blessing with thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.
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pope → reveal → Square
The Vatican has for centuries zealously guarded the pope's health and has often sent out confusing information, or none at all, about papal illnesses.
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Vatican → guard → illnesses
Pope Francis tried to change that by being upfront about his frailties and musing on his eventual death.
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Francis → try → death
But even during his pontificate, information was tightly controlled.
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information → control → pontificate
Leo's decision and reveal suggested an unusual level of transparency by the
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decision → suggest → the
lung nodule is a small abnormal area measuring less than 1 inch that sometimes appears on a CT scan of the chest or abdomen, according to the American Cancer Society.
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that → measure → Society
Often, the scans are done to investigate trauma or a lung infection, unrelated to a lung cancer screening.
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scans → do → screening
Leo presided over an audience with members of a Rome-based charity, the Circolo San Pietro, and received a donation from them.
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Leo → preside → them
He spoke in a strong, clear voice, praising their service and sacrifice.
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He → speak → service
The crowd gave him a rousing round of applause afterward.
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crowd → give → applause
He had six other private audiences, made three appointments and the Vatican released a letter he had penned to the outgoing dean of the College of Cardinals, thanking him for his service.
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he → have → service
The letter was signed on Sunday.
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letter → sign → Sunday
In the afternoon, he was expected to continue his audiences and, if time, rejoin a weeklong conference he convened on ministering to families.
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he → expect → families
The pope has a major trip planned Nov. 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
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pope → have → Uruguay
It's unclear whether the planned surgery and recovery would affect the itinerary.
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surgery → plan → itinerary
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