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. People around the world are discussing Pope Leo XIV’s cancer and expressing their sympathy. Yet, the fact that the health of the head of the Catholic Church is being discussed so openly is a new development. In the past, when popes were ill, often only those in their immediate circle knew how serious their condition…
