Pope Leo's Surgery: What Happens Now?

Host Andrew Urquhart is joined by the Most Reverend Michael Dooley, Catholic Bishop of Dunedin and Vice President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, to discuss Pope Leo's recent lung cancer surgery. Bishop Dooley explains the nodule was detected early, the operation appears successful, and the Pope is already walking, eating and resuming light duties, including celebrating Mass from hospital.

Bishop Dooley unpacks Vatican protocol during a pope's incapacity, noting Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, oversees day-to-day governance while no major decisions are made, though the Pope remains fully in office throughout. He also flags uncertainty over Pope Leo's planned November tour of Peru, Chile and Brazil, and closes the interview leading a prayer for the Pope's full recovery and for listeners facing illness.

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