In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen evaluate how Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from his lung surgery is progressing and discuss questions of how the operation might affect his immediate future plans. In the second part of the show, they look at Leo’s personal intervention on behalf of a besieged city in Ukraine.Sign up for our new newsletter, Vatican Notebook!Chapters:Links: Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, doctors say Pope’s brother speaks about Leo’s cancer diagnosis and recovery in new interview Pope Leo speaks with Putin by telephone from hospital Pope Leo spoke by phone with President Zelensky about reaching a ceasefire in besieged city of OleshkyFollow Gerry on X: @gerryorome Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle Support Inside the Vatican by becoming a subscriber to America Magazine!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices