WorldPope Leo’s papacy becomes more uncertain after cancer diagnosis

When U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the Catholic Church’s new leader, he stood in stark contrast to his predecessor Francis. Now the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics are once again unexpectedly confronting a pope’s illness.

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