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Pope Leo XIV breaks with decades of secrecy by announcing his own surgery
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s decision to personally announce that he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule from one of his lungs has been welcomed as an unprecedented gesture of transparency in the recent history of the papacy.The surprise announcement Sunday, Oct. 11, stunned hundreds of pilgrim...
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Who is Dr. Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV’s personal physician?
As Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, one figure has taken on particular prominence in recent hours: Dr. Luigi Carbone, who is responsible for coordinating the pontiff’s medical care and is one of his closest advisers on health matters.Carbone was among the doctors who welcom...
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Praying for Pope Leo? Meet the patron saint of lung problems
As Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung surgery and recovers at Gemelli Hospital this week in Rome, the faithful can turn to the intercession of a 15th-century Franciscan friar who is the patron saint of lung diseases and respiratory illnesses. St. Bernardine of Siena, known as “the Apostle of Italy” for his...
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Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican announced Tuesday evening.“The Holy Father underwent thoracic surgery as scheduled. To ensure the radical removal of the tumor, the...
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EWTN News explains: Who’s in charge of the Vatican while Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized?
Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital on Oct. 13 to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican has said his recovery in the hospital will take at least a week and the pope’s appointments are canceled through Oct. 20.An extended hospital stay for one of the most important leaders in the world m...
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Pope Leo XIV recovering after lung cancer surgery; Vatican says he intends to make South America trip
ROME — Pope Leo XIV is recovering well after undergoing surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, which was affected by pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.The medical report released by the Vatican was signed by his personal physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone,...
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Who is St. Peregrine, the ‘cancer saint’ Catholics are invoking for Pope Leo XIV?
As Pope Leo XIV recovers at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital from surgery that confirmed lung cancer, Catholics around the world are praying for him, and many are turning to a 14th-century Servite priest long known as “the cancer saint”: St. Peregrine Laziosi. Pope Leo XIV shares message after lung cancer su...
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Pope Leo XIV shares message after lung cancer surgery
The Holy See Press Office confirmed the nodule removed on Tuesday during Pope Leo’s surgery is a type of non-small cell lung cancer. Follow here for more updates.
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Doctors confirm Pope Leo XIV’s operated lung is recovering well
VATICAN CITY — In a medical update on Thursday, the Vatican confirmed that the right lung of Pope Leo XIV, who underwent surgery for lung cancer on Oct. 13, is recovering favorably.The bulletin, prepared by the pontiff’s personal physician, Luigi Carbone, and the surgeon who performed the operation,...
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Another bishop in China consecrated under deal with Vatican
Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao was consecrated on Thursday, Oct. 15, as bishop of Haimen in eastern China, a diocese that had lacked a bishop for more than three years.Zuyao is the ninth Chinese bishop consecrated under Pope Leo XIV following procedures established by the provisional agreement between C...
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Vatican meeting on the family ends inconclusively amid Pope Leo’s hospitalization
VATICAN CITY — A highly-anticipated meeting of bishops on the family ended at the Vatican on Wednesday, but release of the gathering’s final report was postponed on account of Pope Leo XIV’s hospitalization and surgery.The meeting marked the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Am...
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‘Do we understand truth anymore?’: Conference in Rome discusses distrust in age of AI
A dinner conference in Rome on Wednesday brought together clergy, business leaders, journalists, and scholars to discuss how to communicate the truth amid distrust in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).The Acton Institute, a faith-based think tank promoting free markets and limited government,...