Pope Leo XIV clasps his hands after leading the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 18, 2026, after being released from the hospital the previous day. Lead surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora said the pope’s recovery is progressing normally and that there is no medical reason to cancel his planned Nov. 6-17 trip […]
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the 10th floor at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Oct. 16, 2026, following his cancer surgery Oct. 13. In his homily, the pontiff thanked the staff, doctors, nurses and orderlies for their daily work caring for the sick and, in particular, for what they have done for him. (OSV News photo/Vatican […]
Pope Leo XIV smiles as a person takes a cellphone photo as the pontiff arrives at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Oct. 13, 2026, ahead of his surgery that afternoon to remove a lung nodule. (OSV News photo/Ciro De Luca, Reuters) Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a lung nodule on Oct. 13 was completed successfully, the […]
Most Rev. William E. Koenig, Bishop of Wilmington, offered the following statement upon the announcement of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming surgery: “I join with Abp. Paul Coakley and the bishops of the United States in offering my prayers for our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV and the team in charge of his care and ask […]