Who is in charge of the Vatican and how does the Catholic Church function while Pope Leo XIV recovers from lung surgery?
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Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized in Rome following a lung surgery, which followed a lung cancer diagnosis received on Tuesday, October 14, 2026. The situation has prompted renewed public questions regarding the governance and functioning of the Vatican and the Catholic Church during a papal medical leave, drawing parallels to similar concerns raised during his predecessor Francis's hospitalization in March of the previous year.
Concurrently, social media and news discussions have highlighted an eerie coincidence involving the Mexican horror film *El habitante*, directed by Guillermo Amoedo, which features a fictional announcement of the death of a pope named Leo XIV. The resurgence of this cinematic parallel has circulated widely alongside reports of the pontiff's current medical status in Rome.
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Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala)Focuses on institutional governance and questions of Vatican leadership during papal recovery.
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Highlights a pop-culture coincidence involving a Mexican horror film depicting the pope's death.
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