Pope Leo XIV's recovery: live updates

19 October, 12:44 p.m. (Rome) · REPORT | From Argentina, Jorge Eduardo Scheinig, Archbishop of Luján, interviewed by Paulo Vilouta on Radio La Red, said he was confident about the trip: "Esto es una casi confirmación, hoy no tenemos información de que no viene" ("This is almost a confirmation; today we have no information that he is not coming", our translation). On the preparations: "Nosotros trabajando y nadie nos dijo de una suspensión" ("We are working and nobody told us of a suspension", our translation). In the official programme of the trip, Holy Mass in front of the Basilica of Luján is scheduled for 11 November. There has been no official confirmation from Rome so far.

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The Holy See Press Office has set out the terms of its confirmation: Wednesday's General Audience in St Peter's Square "is confirmed for now," Salvatore Cernuzio writes for Vatican News (our translation). It is not yet known whether the Pope will make his usual popemobile tour among the faithful.

More announcements are expected: according to Vatican News, the Press Office will issue "further updates on other activities in the coming hours and days" (our translation).

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The first public engagement on the calendar since his hospital stay: on Wednesday 21 October Pope Leo XIV will lead the General Audience in St Peter's Square, according to the Holy See Press Office as quoted by Vatican News. The vatican.va calendar lists it at 10 a.m.

Meanwhile the Pope remains in the Vatican: today and tomorrow he will not go to Castel Gandolfo and continues his recovery at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican News reports. COPE (Eva Fernández), citing the Press Office, Il Messaggero and ANSA, citing Vatican sources, had reported the same for today.

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Arthur Purcaro, an Augustinian who served as a missionary in Peru in the 1980s with a young Robert Prevost and later worked with him in Rome, does not expect a change of course after the diagnosis. He tells National Catholic Reporter he hopes for "a little bit of a slowing down in the pace", but that what may change is the manner: "Maybe the how to, but not the what."

On Sunday in Fatima, at a Mass attended by about 18,000 pilgrims, the Archbishop of Évora, Francisco Senra Coelho, asked them to pray for the Pope: "Santo Padre, Fátima reza por ti e acompanha a tua cruz com esperança!" ("Holy Father, Fatima prays for you and accompanies your cross with hope!", our translation).

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19 October, 6:48 a.m. (Rome) · REPORT | From Peru, Guillermo Inca, national coordinator of the apostolic visit, confirmed that preparations for the Pope's arrival "continúan avanzando según lo estipulado" ("are continuing to move forward as planned", our translation), América Noticias reports. #LeoXIV

18 October, 9:28 p.m. (Rome) · REPORT | In Uruguay preparations continue, but Daniel Sturla, Cardinal Archbishop of Montevideo, puts the Pope's health first: "estamos con una gran expectativa de que el Papa venga, pero ante todo en estos días rezando por la salud del Papa" ("we have great expectations that the Pope will come, but above all in these days we are praying for his health", our translation), and says he is ready to "aligerar algo la agenda del Santo Padre" ("lighten the Holy Father's schedule somewhat", our translation) (ADN Celam). The Church in Uruguay has announced free, named tickets for the three main events from Friday 23 October at 11 a.m. In Argentina, EFE reports via Infobae, the bishops' conference is coordinating "más de 25.000 voluntarios inscriptos" ("more than 25,000 registered volunteers", our translation). #LeoXIV