Pope Leo XIV announced a scheduled surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove an early-stage lung nodule, just weeks before his planned international tour.

Pope Leo XIV opened his four-day visit to France by warning that rapid technological advancement and machines could undermine human agency and dignity.

The Vatican issued a decree of excommunication against the Society of St. Pius X following the group's unauthorized ordination of four new bishops in Switzerland. This action invalidates the society's sacraments and formalizes a state of schism with the Roman Catholic Church.