Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican after being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 17, four days after an operation for lung cancer. His surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, told Vatican News that there are “no clinical reasons” the pope should not make his planned trip to South America, Nov. 6 to […]
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Pope Leo speaks with Putin by telephone from hospital
Pope Leo XIV “spoke by telephone” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, from his hospital room on Oct. 16 and asked him to call for a ceasefire in Oleshky, where the humanitarian situation is dire.
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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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Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis: What we know
In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry explain what we know and what still remains unclear regarding Pope Leo XIV’s shocking lung cancer diagnosis.
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Pope Leo biographer reacts to his health scare and unpacks the experiences shaping his papacy
This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with NPR’s Scott Detrow about Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis and Scott’s new book on the pope’s life.
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Cardinal Tagle reads Pope Leo’s homily to bishops: ‘The world has no future without strong families’
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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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.