Following the Holy See’s Oct. 13 announcement that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, Church and civic leaders expressed their hope and prayers for his full recovery.
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Pope Leo XIV’s Surgery Reveals Lung Cancer, Vatican Says
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer following a 90-minute surgery on Oct. 13 during which surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung.
Pope Leo XIV’s Lung Surgery Completed Successfully, Vatican Says
Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a lung nodule on Oct. 13 was completed successfully, the Vatican announced that night.
Pope Leo XIV Admitted to Hospital for Afternoon Lung Surgery
Pope Leo XIV was admitted Oct. 13 to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where the Vatican has confirmed that he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule in the afternoon. Pope Leo is expected to remain for one week of recovery. The Vatican has canceled all of the pope’s scheduled audiences through Oct. 20.
Fostering Critical Thinking at Catholic Universities Can Counter ‘False Teachers,’ Pope Says
Pursuing a higher education that values human intelligence can help counter the many “false teachers” exploiting people’s deep yearning for truth, faith and meaning, Pope Leo XIV said.
World Mission Sunday Has ‘Borne Fruit in My Own Life,’ Says Pope Leo
The aim of World Mission Sunday (Oct. 18), established 100 years ago by Pope Pius XI, has “borne fruit in my own life,” said Pope Leo XIV.
Aboard Papal Plane From France, Pope Leo XIV Says He’s Not Losing Sleep Over AI Apocalypse Fears
On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not keep him up at night.
Pope Leo XIV Leads Thousands in Candlelight Rosary Procession in Lourdes, France
Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession Sept. 27 in the Marian shrine of Lourdes, saying that he had come as “a pilgrim among pilgrims.”
Pope Leo Prays for the Sick and Suffering in the Lourdes Grotto in France
In the Marian shrine of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the sick and the suffering and drank from healing spring water in the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858.
At Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV Holds Private Meeting With Abuse Survivors
On the eve of his final day in France, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV held a private meeting in Lourdes with seven survivors of sexual abuse.