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Pope Leo XIV leaves the Vatican for the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, where he’s expected to be operated to remove a lung nodule. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Photos show Pope Leo XIV at hospital and supporters praying as he undergoes cancer surgery

Oct 15
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Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks during a press conference at a plenary assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 11, 2025. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.)

Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

Oct 13
Associated Press

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP.)

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

Oct 7
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Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Sep 30
Crux Now Staff,
Associated Press

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
Associated Press

American actor Lou Ferrigno, left, attends Pope Leo XIV's weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Sep 30
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome, at the end of his four-day visit to France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Sep 28
Associated Press

People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV waves after a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Padilla/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

Sep 26
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, followed by surgeon Stefano Margaritora, leaves Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, after Tuesday's surgery to remove lung cancer. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgery

Oct 17
Colleen Barry

An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of Pope St. John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis

Oct 17
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Gemelli Hospital medical staff on his fourth day in hospital, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery

Oct 16
Nicole Winfield

University of San Francisco basketball player Bill Russell is carried from the floor of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., by students celebrating a win over La Salle for the NCAA basketball championship, March 19, 1955. (Credit: Bill Streator/AP.)

From March Madness miracles to a season opener in Rome: The story of Catholic college hoops

Oct 16
David Crary

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, where doctors expect to remove a lung nodule. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

Oct 15
Nicole Winfield,
Colleen Barry

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Gemelli Hospital medical staff on his fourth day in hospital, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery

Oct 16
Nicole Winfield

An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of late pope St. John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized for surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV’s cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future and the very recent past

Oct 15
Nicole Winfield

A nun holds a picture of Pope Leo XIV prior to the start of a Mass to conclude the Vatican meeting of the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops’ conferences titled “Ten Years After Amoris Laetitia: Proclaiming the Gospel With Families Today,” in St. Peter¥s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Here’s what that means

Oct 15
Lauran Neergaard

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Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgery