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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot
NEWS DESKUnited States
PUBLISHEDOct 15, 2026, 4:01 AM
What the source reports
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.
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