Daily Catholic News:
The Vatican confirmed that the lung nodule removed during Pope Leo XIV’s surgery was cancerous. As he recovers, Catholics have turned to St. Peregrine Laziosi, a Servite priest who, according to tradition, was healed of a serious illness the night before a planned amputation and is invoked as a patron of cancer patients.
The pope’s hospitalization has prompted questions about who manages Vatican affairs when he cannot carry out his usual duties. A report from EWTN News explains the arrangements for governing the Vatican during a pope’s illness.
A Pew survey found that Catholics favor Democratic candidates for the House by a narrow three-point margin ahead of the midterm elections. The poll also reported declining Catholic approval of President Donald Trump.
In Brazil, Cardinal and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro met an archbishop during what was described as an institutional visit focused on church-state relations. Their discussion included the protection of human life, social justice, poverty, and the common good.