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Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the traditional noon blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day after he returned from the hospital, where he had lung cancer removed on Tuesday. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

Oct 18
Colleen Barry,
Trisha Thomas

Pope Leo XIV, followed by surgeon Stefano Margaritora, leaves Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, after Tuesday's surgery to remove lung cancer. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgery

Oct 17
Colleen Barry

An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of Pope St. John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis

Oct 17
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Gemelli Hospital medical staff on his fourth day in hospital, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery

Oct 16
Nicole Winfield

An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of Pope St. John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis

Oct 17
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Gemelli Hospital medical staff on his fourth day in hospital, Oct. 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery

Oct 16
Nicole Winfield

An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of late pope St. John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized for surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV’s cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future and the very recent past

Oct 15
Nicole Winfield

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Majestic Valley Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Kalispell, Mont. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Catholic support for Trump is declining, but is it just part of a national trend?

Oct 16
Charles Collins

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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia greet the crowd during their visit to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernández/AP.)

In first visit to Ceuta, Spain’s king asks for ‘good faith’ from Morocco after migration crisis

Oct 14
Joseph Wilson,
Manu Fernandez

A priest celebrates Mass in the crypt of Antoni Gaudí beneath the Sagrada Familia while crowds of visitors fill the basilica above in Barcelona, Spain, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures

Jun 10
Joseph Wilson

Pope Leo XIV waves to the cheering crowd after attending a midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV gets caught up in Spain’s soccer and language debates

Jun 10
Joseph Wilson

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Jun 9
Joseph Wilson

This image released by Columbia Records shows "LUX" by Rosalía. (Credit: Columbia Records via AP.)

Catholic clergy are ecstatic about Rosalía’s songs of faith in her new album ‘Lux’

Nov 22, 2025
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

View of the Sagrada Familia basilica, which became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a section of its central tower was lifted into place, in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 30, 2025. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

Oct 31, 2025
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

Miniature replicas of the new central tower that will crown the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, making it the largest Christian church in Europe, are displayed during a press conference in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia is ready to raise its highest tower and become Europe’s tallest church

Sep 19, 2025
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

Jesuit Father Josep Lluís Iriberri points towards Manresa, where his group of pilgrims will conclude the Ignatian way pilgrimage, in Spain on July 9, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Wilson/AP.)

One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

Jul 15, 2025
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse

Feb 7, 2022
Joseph Wilson