Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
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Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
Vatican confirms the pope submitted a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of November 3 midterm elections
As a US citizen, Pope Leo XIV is eligible to vote in US elections and has made use of that right with a postal ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The pontiff, a Chicago native, did not reveal who he voted for.
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Competing claims over the ceasefire mark the latest tensions between the White House and the Vatican.
The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties.
Pope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. He was discharged Saturday and will gradually resume activities.
Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.
Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
After undergoing a lung operation, the pope said he will resume his duties gradually. There is no "clinical reason" for his South America trip not to go ahead, his surgeon said.
The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace.
Doctors say they are seeing 'continued improvement' after the US-born pope had a lump removed from his lung on Tuesday.
Pope Leo left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after successful lung cancer surgery
Four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo left the hospital in Rome. His doctors said he was well enough to return home.
Pope Leo XIV was released from the hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery. Doctors removed part of the 71-year-old's right lung last week to extract a cancerous tumour.
The pontiff will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter's Square on Sunday.
Archbishop Paul Gallagher tells the BBC there was no sign of the Pope's ill health prior to his operation this week.
After undergoing surgery this week, pope can now 'carry out normal activities with full independence', say doctors.