‘He is our spiritual father’: Houston Catholics gather in prayer for Pope Leo XIV after lung cancer diagnosis

A health story from Texas, reported by Click2Houston KPRC.

Health · Texas · October 13, 2026

From Click2Houston KPRC

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Leo XIV after the Vatican announced the 71-year-old pontiff has lung cancer and underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. Here in Houston, members of the city’s oldest Catholic church are gathering in solidarity.

Reported by Click2Houston KPRC, October 13, 2026. Read the full story at Click2Houston KPRC →

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