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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 13, 12:25 PM
Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern?
Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung. Here's who will be in charge.
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Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern?
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As of October 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung. Here's who will be in charge.
The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern?". KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Who is in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to run the Catholic Church?".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 13, 1:00 PM
Who is in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to run the Catholic Church?
Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to govern?
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Oct 13, 12:25 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Oct 13, 1:00 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 15 sources · 1 bucket.