Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi visit on doctors’ advice following lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi visit on doctors’ advice following lung cancer surgery Pope Leo XIV has canceled his planned Oct. 27 visit to Assisi, Italy, on medical advice as he continues recovering from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican announced Friday, Oct. 23. The 71-year-old pontiff was advised to avoid traveling by helicopter while recovering from an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican said the decision was intended to support the Pope’s recovery despite encouraging results from his latest medical examinations. “To support his recovery following thoracic surgery last Tuesday, and in accordance with doctors’ advice, Pope Leo XIV will be unable to attend,” the Vatican said in a statement. Leo was scheduled to attend a peace gathering with other religious leaders in Assisi, approximately 175 kilometers north of Rome. The cancellation comes as the Pope…

































