By SUSAN ESSEX POPE Leo XIV has begun recovering at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after undergoing successful surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, with the Vatican confirming that tests identified a cancerous growth. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent the operation on Tuesday 13 October, following the discovery of a small, localised lung nodule […]
By SUSAN ESSEX Pope Leo XIV Hospitalised Ahead of Surgery to Remove Lung Growth POPE Leo XIV has been admitted to hospital ahead of a scheduled operation to remove a small growth from his lung, marking his first hospital stay since becoming head of the Catholic Church. The 71-year-old pontiff disclosed on Sunday that doctors […]
A Reckoning With Centuries of Institutional Power A First-of-its-Kind Admission From a U.S.-Born Pope POPE Leo XIV has broken new ground by formally apologising for the Holy See’s historical role in legitimising slavery, placing institutional responsibility at the centre of his first major doctrinal document. The encyclical not only addresses individual Christian participation in slavery, […]