Italian media reports Pope Francis has brain tumor; Vatican says totally unfounded

r. Lombardi Denies Rumors Pope Has Brain Tumor

Calls Circulated Reports 'Unfounded,' 'Gravely Irresponsible,' 'Unworthy of Attention'

    

Vatican City, October 21, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Deborah Castellano Lubov              

 

The Director of the Holy See Press Office,Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, has denied Italian media reports saying Pope Francis has a brain tumor.
The Vatican spokesman called the reports "unfounded" in a statement he issued this morning after an Italian newspaper had reported that Pope Francis had sought treatment for a tumor.
"The circulation of entirely unfounded news regarding the health of the Holy Father by an Italian newspaper," Fr. Lombardi stated, "is gravely irresponsible and unworthy of attention."
The Vatican spokesman concluded his statement, noting that, "Furthermore, as is clearly evident, Pope Francis is carrying out his very intense activity in a totally normal way."