From the silence surrounding John XXIII's cancer to the detailed medical bulletins issued during Francis's hospitalisations, Vatican communication about popes' health has gradually opened up over the past half-century.
A picture shows the statue of John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV has been admitted for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, on 13 October 2026. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
From the silence surrounding John XXIII's cancer to the detailed medical bulletins issued during Francis's hospitalisations, Vatican communication about popes' health has gradually opened up over the past half-century.
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14 Oct 2026 · citizen.digital
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