Is God Calling Pope Leo to Suffer for Families?

October 19, 2026 World News

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Pope Leo XIV speaks with well-wishers, including Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor, outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026, following his discharge after lung cancer surgery. Varvara presented the Pope with a framed photograph of their first meeting in December 2025.

COMMENTARY: In 1994, John Paul II saw his hospitalization as suffering to be offered for families. Pope Leo’s surgery may carry the same meaning.

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