Spiritual Insights for Today:
Medical specialists said Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis is consistent with a disease that can affect smokers and nonsmokers. Pulmonologist Jeff McGovern said the diagnosed type is the most common form of lung cancer in both groups.
After surgery, Pope Leo sent a message to a Vatican conference asking participants to pray for him and saying he would pray for them.
U.S. Catholic bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals issued a joint declaration on immigration. Titled “A Call for Christian Compassion and Wisdom in the Immigration Debate,” the document came from the Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue on Immigration.
More than two million people took part in Brazil’s five-hour procession honoring Our Lady of Nazareth. The pilgrimage began and ended with Mass, and included people fulfilling vows in gratitude for favors received. In New York City, thousands also joined an annual procession accompanying the Blessed Sacrament through the streets.