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(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing hope that Ukraine and Russia will cooperate on humanitarian aid and evacuations for civilians in …

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — One week after Pope Leo XIV first revealed to the world that he would be undergoing lung surgery, the pope returned to the window of …

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV was discharged from the hospital Oct. 17 after doctors deemed him fit to return to the Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery.  …

Bishops also considered the role of marriage tribunals and the need to form the consciences of those responsible for accompanying families.

In the first medical update provided by the Vatican since the pope’s lung cancer diagnosis, the pope’s doctors said Oct. 14 that the pope’s “recovery is proceeding as expected.”

Church and world leaders offered prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV following the Vatican’s announcement that he was diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery …

Pope Leo had been scheduled to preside over the closing Mass in St. Peter’s Square himself.

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.

As Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery for a lung nodule, medical experts consulted by OSV News said the condition is typically benign — but requires careful scrutiny and early intervention …

KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — As Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital Oct. 13 for surgery, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, longtime secretary to St. John Paul II, offered prayers through the intercession …