Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd after he celebrated Mass at the Metz Cathedral in France, September 28, 2026, the final day of his four-day apostolic journey to the country. Photo: OSV News / Sebastien Bozon, Reuters. Shortly after Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, Catholic bishops, clergy, religious and other faithful in the US and Canada offered their promise of prayers for his recovery. The 71-year-old pope disclosed during his October 11 Angelus address that doctors had found a “localised nodule” in his lung.…
