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Pope Leo said โ on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this โweek to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiffโs tenure. Leo told pilgrims in St. Peterโs Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was โwell-containedโ and caught at an early stage. โRecently, during โ some medical examinations, doctors found a localised nodule in my โlung,โ said the pontiff. โIt was detected at a...
After three days marked by popular enthusiasm and crowds of worshippers in Paris and Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV will end his four-day visit to France on Monday in theย northeastern city ofย Metz with a Mass and a speechย about the future of European integration.ย
After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV ended his second day in France in Lourdes, where he prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle, one of the Catholic Churchโs major pilgrimage sites. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, following Benedict XVI and John Paul II. On Sunday, the pontiff is due to celebrate another open-air mass before meeting privately with seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse. A French inquiry found that members of the Church had abused around 330,000 people as minors over seven decades. Catherine Viette reports.
The Vaticanโs recent excommunication of followers of a Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X, has revived a longstanding feud within the Roman Catholic Church ahead of Pope Leo XIVโs state visit to France. The ultra-conservative group has established an extensive network of schools and has attracted thousands of followers in France.ย
Pope Leo in Argentina: the visit runs from 8 to 11 November 2026, with three big masses. The government is weighing days off and plans for 7 million. The post Pope Leo in Argentina: Visit Schedule Set as Government Weighs Days Off appeared first on The Rio Times.
Preparations are underway in France for Pope Leoโs visit from September 25 to 28. During his trip, the Pontiff is expected to meet victims of church sexual abuse, as the Catholic Church faces renewed scrutiny following recent scandals. Delano D'Souza reports.