Parolin says concerned for pope but trusts doctors
(ANSA) - ROME, 15 OTT - Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Thursday he was concerned for the health of Pope Leo XIV after his lung-cancer surgery but trusted his doctors at Rome's premier Gemelli Hospital. "I remain concerned, because I am truly, enormously sorry for what has happened," Parolin said on the sidelines of an event hosted by the Iraqi Embassy to the Holy See, while speaking about the 71-year-old American pontiff's health as he awaits biopsies to see if the cancer has spreda from a malignant lump that was removed Tuesday. "But I trust the information provided…
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