Health
Pope Leo XIV cancels trip to Assisi to prioritize recovery from lung surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff avoided a helicopter trip on medical advice, while the Vatican has not yet decided whether a trip to South America in November will go ahead.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Pope Leo XIV canceled his scheduled October 27 trip to Assisi, Italy, on medical advice.
- Who is affected
- Pope Leo XIV, religious leaders who would participate in the peace event, and the faithful awaiting the visit.
- What changes
- The pontiff avoids a helicopter journey to focus on recovering from his lung surgery, maintaining uncertainty regarding his international travel schedule in November.
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Sources
- Papa Leão XIV cancela viagem a cidade italiana para se recuperar de cirurgia que retirou câncer — g1 — mundo
- Papa Leão cancela viagem à Itália após recomendação médica — CNN Brasil
- Papa Leão 14 cancela visita a Assis após cirurgia no pulmão — Folha de S.Paulo — em cima da hora
- Papa Leão 14 cancela viagem a Assis após cirurgia no pulmão — UOL — notícias
- Papa Leão 14 cancela visita a Assis após cirurgia no pulmão — UOL — notícias