Pope Leo calls for universal healthcare weeks after lung cancer surgery
Summary
Pope Leo XIV called for healthcare that everyone can access during a speech to political and civic leaders in Uruguay. Drawing on his recent surgery for a cancerous lung tumor, he also urged leaders to protect vulnerable people and ensure that economic and technological progress benefits society broadly.Key Facts
- Leo said illness had made him think of people unable to get a timely diagnosis or needed treatment.
- He was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung; his doctors said he needed no further treatment and cleared him to travel.
- Uruguay is the first stop on Leo's 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
- The Vatican said a medical team would travel with the pope, but no special medical measures were planned.
- Leo urged that economic growth create opportunities that reach everyone, not only the elite.
- He said children, including unborn children, deserve dignity and protection; abortion has been legal in Uruguay since 2012.
- Leo said technology and artificial intelligence should serve people rather than replace workers.
- The Vatican said the pope is expected to discuss the environment, arms tracking and political instability and meet with survivors of clerical sexual abuse during the trip.
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