pontiff
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Just three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the 71-year-old pontiff has embarked on a 12-day tour of the continent where he served nearly two decades as a missionary.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
The pontiff, 71, also said he was "very happy" to be able to make the trip which was thrown into doubt last month when doctors discovered a tumour during a routine scan.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Leo heads to Argentina on Sunday, followed by Peru, where the Chicago-born pontiff served as a missionary priest and bishop for two decades and holds citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Today, some propose granting these systems rights, or even legal personhood,” the pontiff observed in a brief address at a Vatican-sponsored conference on AI on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Therefore, with his impetuous move, Julius accomplished what no other pontiff would ever have achieved with the greatest of human prudence.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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