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US bishops, lawmakers offer prayers for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis
Following the Holy See's Oct. 13 announcement that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer, Church and civic leaders expressed their hope and prayers for his full recovery. The post US bishops, lawmakers offer prayers for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis first appeared on OSV News .
What Blessed Fulton Sheen Said About the Miracle of the Sun
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The Tuesday Pillar Post - October 13, 2026
Written by JD Flynn and published October 13, 2026.
Who Is St. Peregrine, the ‘Cancer Saint’ Catholics Are Invoking for Pope Leo XIV?
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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl on her way to Mass
Chicago police say DNA evidence ties one of their former homicide detectives to the decades-old murder of an 8-year-old girl who was abducted as she was walking to her Catholic church more than 65 years ago.
Who is St. Peregrine, the ‘cancer saint’ Catholics are invoking for Pope Leo XIV?
As Pope Leo XIV recovers from lung cancer surgery, meet St. Peregrine Laziosi, the Servite priest healed the night before his amputation and now patron of cancer patients.
Vatican: Nodule was cancerous, surgery a success
In a statement released by the Vatican on Tuesday evening at 9:53 pm, doctors said that the nodule removed from Leo’s lung was adenocarcinoma and that a lobe of his lung was removed. However, as the Pope himself indicated when he announced the surgery on Sunday, the nodule was small and…
Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer
Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing a successful lung operation on Tuesday, issuing a seismic shock to the Catholic faithful and altering the image of his 17-month pontificate.
