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Today β€” 15 October 2026NYT - Home Page

While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

15 October 2026 at 04:01
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

Β© Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says

13 October 2026 at 21:55
The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.

Β© Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV arriving at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome on Tuesday.

He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

12 October 2026 at 09:02
In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

Β© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Dr. Peter Piot was the first scientist to identify the Ebola virus as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.
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