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Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip to recover from surgery

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 09:32 · Archive

Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a planned trip to Assisi on doctors' advice as he recovers from thoracic surgery.

Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a planned trip to Assisi next week on doctors' orders as he continues recovering from thoracic surgery undertaken last Tuesday. The pope had been due to attend an October 27 gathering marking the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II's World Day of Prayer for Peace, titled 'Disarmed and Disarming Peace'. The Vatican said Leo was advised not to travel 'to facilitate his recovery' from the surgery.

The pope will instead send a message to organizers and attendees expressing his closeness to participants and reaffirming his belief that the 'spirit of Assisi', dialogue and the search for words and gestures of peace remain valuable resources at a time of conflict. The Assisi meeting commemorates the landmark interfaith peace gathering convened by St. John Paul II in 1986.

Leo, aged 71, had part of one lung removed in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. Tests confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. The Vatican said Wednesday that he will need no further treatment as the disease was localized. The Vatican has said the pope's activities will be guided by medical advice during his recovery.

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip to recover from surgery
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