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A statue of St. John Paul II stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV recovers after lung surgery as Vatican announces new appointments

Pope Leo XIV continues his recovery following surgery for lung adenocarcinoma, while the Vatican has shared a message
Andreas Thonhauser, vice president and chief global officer at EWTN, speaks at the conference “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI,” organized by the Acton Institute, on Oct. 15, 2026, in Rome. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

‘Do we understand truth anymore?’: Conference in Rome discusses distrust in age of AI

The Acton Institute held a discussion on “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI.” A dinner conference in
Gemelli Hospital in Rome, also known as the “hospital of the popes,” has hosted popes from St. John Paul II to Pope Leo XIV on its 10th floor during periods of hospitalization. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Doctors confirm Pope Leo XIV’s operated lung is recovering well

The Vatican has not yet announced whether the pope will lead the public Angelus prayer from Gemelli Hospital
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Another bishop in China consecrated under deal with Vatican

Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao’s consecration as bishop of Haimen on Oct. 15 is the ninth such consecration in
Pope Leo XIV, bishops, and lay experts participate in the first day of a Vatican meeting on “Amoris Laetitia” in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican meeting on the family ends inconclusively amid Pope Leo’s hospitalization

The pontiff said this week he would offer his reflections on the Amoris Laetitia gathering “in due course.”
The pope waves in St. Peter's Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV sends message after surgery to Vatican conference, asks for prayers

“I ask you please to pray for me, as I pray for you,” Pope Leo XIV wrote. Pope

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