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Pope Leo cancels Assisi visit on doctor’s advice following lung surgery

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

Top photo caption: The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, is seen in an undated photo. Following his doctor's advice, Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi Oct. 27, 2026, to mark the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II's landmark World Day of Prayer for Peace, the Vatican said Oct. 23. OSV…...