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GwenPope Leo XIV Retains Papal Authority While Recovering From Lung Surgery
Pope Leo XIV, elected as the 267th pope on May 8, 2025, underwent surgery this week to remove a lung nodule, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The...
Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Attends Mass for New Chaldean Patriarch’s Ecclesiastical Communion
FM Fuad Hussein Attended Mass for the Ecclesiastial Communion of the New Chaldean Patriarch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fuad Hussein, accompanied by his delegation, attended a Holy...
Pope Leo XIV Commends Progress in Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue on 500th Anniversary of Augsburg Confession
Pope Leo XIV expressed appreciation for the progress made in the dialogue between Catholics and Lutherans during a meeting with representatives of the Lutheran World Federation in the...
Pope Leo XIV grants Eastern Synods faculty to remove patriarchs through amended canons
Pope Leo XIV has issued an apostolic letter titled *Mutua concordia*, granting Eastern Synods the authority to remove patriarchs under specific conditions. Published on August 29, the motu...
Cardinal Parolin praises Pope Leo XIV’s serenity before lung operation
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV ahead of his upcoming medical procedure. During an interview on the margins...
