Leo needs “no further treatment” for cancer

In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen evaluate how Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from his lung surgery is progressing and discuss questions of how the operation might affect his immediate future plans. In the second part of the show, they look at Leo’s personal intervention on behalf of a besieged city in Ukraine. Sign up for our new newsletter, Vatican Notebook! Chapters: 0:00 Health update and intro 1:55 Pope Leo returns to audience in St. Peter’s Square 5:59 Leo’s emphasis on family at general audience 7:47 Leo’s hospitalization and resuming work 12:07 Can Leo still go to Latin America? 17:24 Leo’s planned trip to Assisi Oct. 27 19:23 Will Leo slow down or accelerate his work? 22:53 Leo’s calls with Putin and Zelensky 28:02 Does Leo think Ukraine should cede land? 30:56 Effect of Leo’s intervention for Oleshky 35:17 Outro and credits Links: Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, doctors say Pope’s brother speaks about Leo’s cancer diagnosis and recovery in new interview Pope Leo speaks with Putin by telephone from hospital Pope Leo spoke by phone with President Zelensky about reaching a ceasefire in besieged city of Oleshky Follow Gerry on X: @gerryorome Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle Support Inside the Vatican by becoming a subscriber to America Magazine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices