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Diocese of Manchester offers support following Pope Leo’s Cancer diagnoses

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An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized for surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

MANCHESTER, N.H.- Catholtics around the world and here in the Queen City are praying following word Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer.

Following Tuesday’s announcement by the Vatican the Diocese of Manchester has commented on the matter.

In a statement to WMUR-TV the Diocese said, “We are saddened to learn of Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis but are fervently uniting in prayer with the faithful worldwide for his complete healing.”

The statement comes after the Pope underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung which was confirmed to be cancerous. Following his surgey the Vactican says the pope spent a tranquil night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

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