World Oct 18 Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery By Colleen Barry, Trisha Thompson, Associated Press
World Oct 17 Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour The Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay and canceled his audiences through Tuesday. Experts said patients could be discharged earlier depending on their recovery. By Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Health Oct 13 Watch 3:28 What we know about Pope Leo's lung cancer and prognosis The Vatican says Pope Leo has lung cancer and that doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a surgery that lasted roughly 90 minutes. In a statement, the Vatican called the operation "successful" and said there were… By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins
Health Oct 13 Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press
World Oct 11 Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove nodule on his lung The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or small and well-localized. The Vatican said Leo's expected recovery time from surgery would be a week. By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV told journalists they were welcome to report on him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. Continue reading
Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 7:36 Pope Leo warns AI should be 'disarmed' in manifesto on potential dangers By Azhar Merchant, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Amna Nawaz Pope Leo called for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed” in his first papal encyclical, urging major regulation to protect against potential risks, including war and economic dislocation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Christopher Hale, who writes “Letters from Leo” on… Continue watching
May 25 Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”… Continue reading
May 25 Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity By Nicole Winfield, Kaitlyn Huamani, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press The pope's first encyclical has been eagerly awaited ever since the first U.S.-born pope announced that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. Continue reading