Sensitive dossiers, lengthy apostolic journeys, internal rifts and massive crowds: the Pope who disappoints due to his excessive austerity and the ‘big-tent’ Pope. Today, he has been admitted to the Policlinico Gemelli for surgery

Later this morning, Leone XIV will be admitted to the Policlinico Gemelli. All court hearings have been cancelled until 20 October.

“It was detected at a very early stage and was well localised. The doctors felt it was advisable to intervene and, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to have it removed,” announced Leo XIV during the Angelus

The Pope is summoning cardinals, bishops and, above all, families to Rome. This is not about reopening a rift that has never fully healed, but about taking stock of the situation a decade on. With an invitation to reflect on the document as a whole, not just on a footnote

Secularism, secularisation, the poor and the environment. Yes, but during his four days in France, the Pope went further: “People here are searching for something,” he said on his return to Rome

The leading centre and right-wing presidential candidates gathered at the Mass in Paris to honour the Pope. However, his appeal to the nation’s Christian heritage, coupled with his defence of an EU open to universality – understood as a means of overcoming clashes between national or religious identities – may appear to mark a dividing line between the traditional right and RN.

Leo XIV’s visit to France drew to a close with a Mass at Metz Cathedral. Prior to that, he delivered a speech on Europe, paying tribute to its founding father, Robert Schuman.