Former US President Joe Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president and a Wilmington resident, revealed 18 May that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and it has metastasised to his bones.
He and his family are reviewing treatment options, his office said. “As Catholics, we are called to carry out Christ’s charge to ‘heal the sick’ by caring for those who are ill and accompanying them in their time of suffering through prayers of intercession,” said Robert G Krebs, communications director for the Diocese of Wilmington.
“The church believes in the life-giving presence of Christ, the physician of souls and bodies, and wishes the former president a rapid return to health.”
“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” a statement from Biden’s personal office said.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease,” it continued, “the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”
The post Delaware diocese offers prayers of intercession for Biden appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.
Credit: Source link
