World leaders back Pope Leo XIV as he recovers from lung cancer surgery
October 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM · Updated 2d ago
19 reports · 11 in Arabic, 8 in English · over 29 hours
شيخ الأزهر يبعث برقية اطمئنان إلى بابا الفاتيكان بعد جراحة ناجحة
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شيخ الأزهر يطمئن على صحة البابا ليو الرابع عشر ويتمنى له الشفاء العاجل
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الكنيسة الأسقفية فى مصر ترفع صلواتها من أجل شفاء بابا الفاتيكان
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ترامب يتمنى الشفاء لـ البابا ليون الرابع عشر: شقيقه من كبار داعمي ماجا
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الفاتيكان يكشف الحالة الصحية للبابا ليو بعد خضوعه للجراحة
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‘A bolt from the blue’: Shock cancer diagnosis raises uncertainty for Leo’s papacy
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تشخيص بالسرطان.. ما مستقبل البابا ليو الـ 14 والفاتيكان؟
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Pope shares first message after lung cancer diagnosis
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Pope's family 'going through a lot' as brother also undergoes cancer treatment, wife says
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Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’
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Pope walking and recovering 'as expected' after surgery, doctors say
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Pope Leo recovering well after cancer surgery, Vatican says
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What we know about Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis
(opens the publisher’s site)بعد إصابة البابا ليو الرابع عشر بسرطان الرئة.. كل ما تريد معرفته عن المرض
(opens the publisher’s site)قادة العالم يعربون عن تضامنهم مع بابا الفاتيكان عقب خضوعه لجراحة خطيرة
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First Thing: Pope Leo recovering from surgery after lung cancer diagnosis
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فون دير لاين تتمنى الشفاء العاجل لبابا الفاتيكان عقب خضوعه لجراحة لاستئصال جزء من الرئة
(opens the publisher’s site)الفاتيكان يعلن إصابة البابا بسرطان رئوي ويكشف حالته الصحية.. تفاصيل
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بابا الفاتيكان يخضع لعملية جراحية لعلاج سرطان الرئة
(opens the publisher’s site)World leaders have expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV as he recovers in Rome after surgery for lung cancer.
- The Vatican announced Tuesday that the pope, 71, underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, with tissue tests confirming pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
- The Vatican's medical bulletin said the operation was successful without complications and that the pope has returned to his room.
- Doctors said examinations of the lymph nodes to determine whether the cancer has spread are pending, with results not yet announced.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and several heads of government have publicly wished the pope a speedy recovery.
- The Vatican said the surgery lasted about 90 minutes and that the pope spent a quiet night in his room.
- The Vatican said recovery is expected to take about a week and all papal audiences are cancelled until October 20.
- Pope Leo XIV has begun walking and resumed a normal diet, and his doctors said his recovery from the surgery is progressing as expected.
- The Vatican said the pope is out of bed, walking and eating, and has resumed a regular diet.
- King Charles, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also offered their best wishes.
- In his first public message since the surgery, Pope Leo XIV thanked Catholics for their prayers and asked for their continued support.
- He said his planned trip to South America remains scheduled despite papal audiences being cancelled until October 20.
- Pope Leo XIV's brother Louis Prevost is receiving treatment for multiple myeloma at a Florida hospital, his wife said.