Most Rev. William E. Koenig, Bishop of Wilmington, offered the following statement upon the announcement of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming surgery:
“I join with Abp. Paul Coakley and the bishops of the United States in offering my prayers for our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV and the team in charge of his care and ask the faithful of the Diocese of Wilmington to do the same.
May Jesus Christ the Divine Physician be with Pope Leo and all in need of healing.”
[Bishops, clergy, religious and faithful join in prayer for Pope Leo XIV ahead of lung surgery]
