

Uncertainty surrounding Pope Leo XIV’s health has revived debate about how openly the Vatican discloses information about the pontiff’s medical condition, with attention focused on a cancer diagnosis and a recent visit to Lourdes.

Uncertainty surrounding Pope Leo XIV’s health has revived debate about how openly the Vatican discloses information about the pontiff’s medical condition, with attention focused on a cancer diagnosis and a recent visit to Lourdes.
I remember the last papal health scare—leaks, then nothing; this time cancer and Lourdes make the silence smell like management, not mystery.