The Pope cancels a visit to Assisi as a medical precaution, two weeks before his South American tour
Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a visit planned for Tuesday, October 27, to Assisi, in central Italy, after his doctors advised against helicopter travel so soon after the lung surgery he underwent on October 13. It is the first engagement on his schedule to be called off since the operation, two weeks before the start of his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
Pope Leo XIV has canceled a visit to Assisi, Italy, scheduled for October 27 due to medical advice against helicopter travel following his lung surgery on October 13. This marks the first engagement to be canceled since the surgery, with his South American tour beginning two weeks later. According to a Vatican medical bulletin, a chest X-ray confirmed his good post-operative recovery, but the attending physicians decided against the flight due to the short time since surgery.
The Pope, 71, who underwent surgery to remove a localized lung tumor, will still send a message to the organizers of the peace gathering in Assisi, marking the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace. The Vatican has no changes to the tour planned for November 6 to 17 in Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
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