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Top Vatican official says pope's cancer diagnosis a 'game-changer' for the papacy

The Independent

By: Nicole Winfield

27 October 2026 at 19:14

A top Vatican official says that Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis is “a bit of a gamechanger” for the Vatican

Pope says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders

The Independent

By: Nicole Winfield

27 October 2026 at 16:34

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the religious justification for wars raging around the world, saying “there is no such thing as a holy war.”