Vatican & Church News

When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before...

Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and celebrated Mass in the hospital Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said.

Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with lung cancer. While lung cancer is a leading killer, survival rates can be high if it’s caught early, as...