Pope Leo Addresses the Faithful a Day After Leaving the Hospital
“This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are battling illness and infirmity,” he said, in his first public appearance since his lung surgery.
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“This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are battling illness and infirmity,” he said, in his first public appearance since his lung surgery.
Read MoreLeo XIV had been treated for lung cancer at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Read MoreFor a former Rome bureau chief, Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis prompted pressing questions about life and legacy.
Read MoreRecovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.
Read MoreThe Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.
Read MoreRegular scans could catch lung cancers like Pope Leo XIV’s sooner, but many people at risk don’t qualify for screening. Doctors want to change that.
Read MoreLung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.
Read MoreThe pontiff, 71, is expected to spend about a week in the hospital recovering from surgery that found lung cancer. Messages of support have flooded in from far and wide.
Read MorePlus, the antique apples making a comeback.
Read MorePope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital three days after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.
Read MoreThe pontiff’s illness also prompted calls for people to seek medical treatment and early cancer screenings.
Read MoreFor a pope who appeared to have time on his side, cancer has raised questions about his longevity and brought a new urgency to his plans for the church.
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