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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

First reported 2026-10-13 23:00 UTC · Updated 2026-10-15 09:42 UTC · 4 independent sources

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Who reported it

  1. 2026-10-13 23:00 UTCMercoPress · en.mercopress.com ↗
  2. 2026-10-14 19:53 UTCAfricanews · africanews.com ↗
  3. 2026-10-15 04:01 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
  4. 2026-10-15 09:04 UTCCyprus Mail · cyprus-mail.com ↗

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