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St. Carlo Acutis’ Doctors Recall His Last Days in the Hospital

At the hospital where St. Carlo Acutis died, and St. Gianna Molla was admitted before her death, the intercession of other holy lives has been present. Father Riccardo Brena, one of the hospital chaplains, calls San Gerardo Hospital ‘a hospital of saints’ — not only for its holy patients, including St. Carlo Acutis, but also for miraculous healings.
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At the hospital where St. Carlo Acutis died, and St. Gianna Molla was admitted before her death, the intercession of other holy lives has been present. Father Riccardo Brena, one of the hospital chaplains, calls San Gerardo Hospital ‘a hospital of saints’ — not only for its holy patients, including St. Carlo Acutis, but also for miraculous healings.
Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis died within a week of being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Following his beatification, his doctors and hospital chaplain recalled their memories of his final days.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo’s Health and Preparations for Surgery

Pope Leo XIV venerates an image of the Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Sept. 7, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV venerates an image of the Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Sept. 7, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV will have surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital early this week to remove a small lung nodule found at a very early stage. Follow updates and reactions here.

Bishops Around the World Ask for Prayers for Pope Leo XIV’s Health

Pope Leo XIV pictured on Oct. 1, 2026, praying a Rosary for peace with hundreds of children in the Vatican Gardens. Bishops around the world are calling for prayers upon his announcement that he will undergo a medical procedure this week to remove a nodule on his lung.
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Pope Leo XIV pictured on Oct. 1, 2026, praying a Rosary for peace with hundreds of children in the Vatican Gardens. Bishops around the world are calling for prayers upon his announcement that he will undergo a medical procedure this week to remove a nodule on his lung.
Prayers for the Pope’s health have been pouring in from all over the world.

What We Know About Pope Leo XIV’s Health

The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of a pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. He and Pope Francis were both treated at the hospital.
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The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of a pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. He and Pope Francis were both treated at the hospital.
Doctors comment on the pontiff’s news about his upcoming lung surgery.

Father Petri’s 10 Quick Tips on Confession

Appointed by Pope Francis as a Misssionary of Mercy, Father Thomas Petri hears confessions daily at his parish in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Appointed by Pope Francis as a Misssionary of Mercy, Father Thomas Petri hears confessions daily at his parish in Louisville, Kentucky.
Confession ‘is a place to encounter God’s mercy, his forgiveness, and not only that, to receive grace,’ says Dominican Father Thomas Petri.

Inspired by Sheen: How One Minnesota Bishop Prays His Holy Hour

Bishop Andrew Cozzens prays before the Eucharist at Lucas Oil Stadium on July‎ ‎17‎, ‎2024, the first day of the National Eucharisitic Congress in Indianapolis.
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Bishop Andrew Cozzens prays before the Eucharist at Lucas Oil Stadium on July‎ ‎17‎, ‎2024, the first day of the National Eucharisitic Congress in Indianapolis.
‘The Holy Hour is the place where I am grounded in my relationship. It is the place where I know who I am: His son, His brother, His friend, His priest, His bishop, His.’