# Pope Leo's cancer and a South America trip that is still on

- By: Pulpit News Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:12:00.000Z
- Produced with artificial intelligence under human editorial supervision.

## Excerpt

What changes and what does not in a papacy under 18 months old, based on what the Vatican and the pope's doctors have made public. On 27 October 2026, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See's foreign minister, called Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis "a bit of a game-changer" for the papacy, according to the Associated Press. A 21 October 2026 medical statement said a follow-up oncology assessment confirmed that no further treatment is necessary after the pope's 13 October surgery. On 26 October 2026, the Holy See Press Office confirmed the pope's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, with no change to the programme.

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