Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided over the closing Mass for the Vatican meeting of bishops on marriage and family as Pope Leo recovers from surgery.
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Pope Leo concelebrated Mass in hospital chapel as recovery from lung surgery proceeds ‘as expected’
Pope Leo XIV is making “a normal postoperative recovery” following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, where doctors had found a malignant tumor.
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What to know about Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis
The Vatican announced last night that Pope Leo XIV’s surgery Tuesday afternoon confirmed the diagnosis that had already been indicated by his pre-operation tests: pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer.
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Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, Vatican announces
Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery.
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Who’s in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope
The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious.
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Pope Leo’s lung surgery concludes ‘positively,’ Vatican says
“The operation has concluded positively, within the time and ways that were envisaged,” and “the Holy Father is now back in his room,” the Vatican said in a brief statement.
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‘Amoris’ meeting discusses divorce and remarriage among human ‘fragilities’
Cardinal Farrell invited the bishops and the 22 lay participants at the meeting to “speak truthfully” and listen to stories of the “complexity of family life.”
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Pope will enter hospital Tuesday for surgery to remove lung nodule
Following the news of the pope’s imminent hospitalization, messages of good wishes and prayers for his health have arrived from church leaders in all parts of the world.
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Pope to undergo surgery to remove ‘small, localized lump’ in lung
According to the Holy See Press Office, the pope’s surgery to remove a lung nodule is scheduled for this week, and the hospital stay is expected to be about one week.
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Pope Leo confirms Cardinal Tagle as Dean of the College of Cardinals
This important office plays a prominent role in papal transitions and conclaves.