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As Pope faces cancer, biographers say it’s too early to predict changes to his papacy

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026

Top photo caption: Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the Popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Oct. 7, 2026. CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News OSV News – Papal biographers agree that assessments of Pope Leo XIV's future ministry remain premature…...