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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

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
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Ice cream vendor Alicia Caso touches a life-size statue of Pope Leo XIV standing on display outside a church in the Barranco neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, a month before the pope’s visit to Peru. (Credit: Martin Mejia/AP.)

South Americans pray for Pope Leo’s recovery as uncertainty hangs over his visit

Oct 15
Franklin Briceno,
Isabel Debre

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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Flag of Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil

Jan 9
Mauricio Savarese,
Associated Press

Father Julio Lancellotti hands food to a homeless person in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 3, 2020. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

Brazilian cardinal orders a popular Catholic priest to go offline following right-wing attacks

Dec 17, 2025
Mauricio Savarese,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, the Apostolic Administrator of Chiclayo, Bishop Robert Prevost, preaches during a Corpus Christi Mass in a stadium in Chiclayo, Peru, on June 19, 2019. (Credit: Julio Reano/AP.)

Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest

May 10, 2025
Mauricio Savarese,
Steven Grattan, Associated Press

Brazil’s Lula issues letter to evangelicals to allay concern

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Brazil’s senate OKs evangelical Bolsonaro ally to top court

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick

Oct 3, 2020
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro picks pastor as latest education minister

Jul 11, 2020
Mauricio Savarese

Invasions of Brazilian indigenous land rise under Bolsonaro

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The statue of Pope John Paul II is seen at the entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Premium article: Pope Leo has raised the bar on transparency about papal health: Is there a cost?

Oct 12
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Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, where he’s expected to be operated to remove a lung nodule. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung

Oct 14
Nicole Winfield,
Colleen Barry

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

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Premium article: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is watching us, and ‘knows’ Pope Leo has noticed

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