Pope Leo XIV Shares First Message Following Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Doctors said the 71-year-old pope is recovering normally after surgeons removed a cancerous mass from his right lung.
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Pope Leo Shares First Message After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
WVTM 13 Pope Leo XIV thanked fellow Catholics for their prayers on Wednesday in his first message since he underwent surgery for lung cancer in Rome. “As you know, I have been unable to be among you during these days,” Leo wrote in a statement to Catholics participating in a symposium for the 10th anniversary of Amoris laetitia, a document written by his predecessor, Pope Francis. “I thank you warmly for your prayers and for the work you have …
In a letter addressed to those attending a symposium commemorating the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, the pontiff thanked him for his prayers, only one day after he underwent surgery during which he was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Pope Leo XIV: The first message after the operation for lung cancer – What the Vatican says about his health editor03 Wed, 10/14/2026 - 21:06 His first message after the surgery he underwent in Rome for lung cancer was sent on Wednesday (10/14) by Pope Leo XIV, thanking the faithful for their prayers and asking them to continue praying for his health. Exclude from news feed Off Live Description Off Images Image
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