Ever since the news broke that Pope Leo’s diagnosis, the early frames of my own lung cancer story have been looping and re-looping through my mind.
Health and Wellness
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Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, doctors say
Pope Leo XIV received good news today: The results of the much-awaited histological examination confirmed that “no further treatment is necessary.”
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Pope’s brother speaks about Leo’s cancer diagnosis and recovery in new interview
Louis Prevost said that although it was “panic city” when the family first found out that Leo might have cancer, “after the day of surgery, when they reported that they got it all, it was clean and pretty straightforward.”
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First photos of Pope Leo since surgery released by the Vatican
A new photo of Pope Leo XIV shows him celebrating Mass at the chapel in Rome Gemelli hospital, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on Tuesday.
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What will Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis mean for his papacy?
Faced with the prospect of a shorter-than-expected papacy, questions arise about how Pope Leo might approach his time as pontiff going forward.
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Interview: Cardinal Cupich on Pope Leo’s ‘shocking’ cancer diagnosis
Cardinal Cupich thinks that after recovery, the first American pope will have even greater “credibility” among the people because of this experience of fragility.
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Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis
President Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters the day after the pope was diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Catholic experts say helping postpartum moms is a pro-life issue
Their comments come at a time when mothers are speaking out about the difficulty of the postpartum experience amid the high-profile Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy, which ended in a mistrial Sept. 4.
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We are expecting too much from the Lindsay Clancy trial
True justice cannot be handed down by a jury.
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Florida has no business explaining Catholic teaching on vaccines to the bishops
Even if you are sympathetic to Catholic parents who conscientiously object to mandatory vaccinations, do you really want to live in a country where public officials determine what counts as heresy for religious citizens?