Health of the Popes: From Pius XI to Leo XIV, History of Vatican Communication

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It was once thought that spreading health news about the Holy Father cracked the sacredness of his figure. The revolution with Wojtyla

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The health of a Pope is never only a private matter. Because of the geopolitical importance of the pontificate, every illness or hospitalization inevitably assumes a global dimension...

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It has not been Vatican practice to be the Pope himself to announce a health problem, recalls Teresa Canto Noronha. Decision reveals how Leo XIV wants to show himself to the faithful.

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The Pope's health conditions have returned to the centre of public debate after the recent news of the finding of a lump at the lung of Pope Leo XIV. Today it may seem normal to receive daily updates on the conditions of the Holy Father, but it has not always been so. In the past the Pope's physical conditions were treated [...] The article From Pius XI to Leo XIV, the evolution of Vatican communication about the health of the Popes comes from T…

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The Vatican's announcement on the health of Leo XIV once again puts on the table an old constant in the history of the Church: the tension between the...

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Leo XIV's pulmonary surgery adds to a history of medical interventions involving other leaders of the Catholic Church, with different levels of severity and transparency to the faithful