Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis

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   Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 16, 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026

   “Pope Leo thanked medical staff as he was pictured for the first time since his lung surgery Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican since he underwent lung surgery. The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after the operation, which the Vatican said had been "successful" and proceeded without complications, at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing green vestments while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the hospital. The head of the Roman Catholic Church "celebrated with the medical and nursing staff" and thanked workers for their service, the Vatican press office said. Pope's cancer diagnosis leaves Catholics questioning what comes next Also on Friday, the Pope phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital to urge a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, where access to food and water has been cut off for thousands . "The fact that he accepted the call and spoke with the Pope may, I hope, be a sign that the Pope's request will indeed be carried out," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state.”

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   Pope Leo XIV (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 20, 2026

   “Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. Born in Chicago, United States, Prevost became a friar in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977 and was ordained as a priest in 1982. He earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1987 from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He performed extensive missionary work in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s, working as a parish pastor, diocesan official, seminary teacher, and administrator. Elected prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine, he was based in Rome from 2001 to 2013, though he traveled extensively. He then returned to Peru as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023, and became a Peruvian citizen. In 2023, Pope Francis appointed him prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome, and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. Upon his return to Rome, Prevost was made a cardinal. As a cardinal, Prevost emphasized synodality, missionary dialogue, and engagement with social and technological challenges; he has also addressed climate change, international migration, church governance, and human rights.”