🌙 VATICAN REPORT | Friday evening, 23 October 2026

The Papal Almoner, Luis Marín de San Martín, will be in Ukraine from 27 to 30 October with aid from Pope Leo XIV. Earlier today the Pope received Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who according to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church handed him a list of Ukrainian prisoners. 🇺🇦 Ukraine During the audience with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Vatican News reports, citing a statement from the Greek Catholic Church, Shevchuk gave the Pope a list of prisoners. From 27 to 30 October the Apostolic Almonry will bring the Pope's solidarity to Ukraine. ⚖️ The Gregorian and Panama The Pope addressed the participants in the congress for the 150th anniversary of the Gregorian University's Faculty of Canon Law, recalling the Ignatian motto "Non multa, sed multum". He also received the bishops of Panama on their "ad limina" visit. 🇬🇧 Windsor Pope Leo XIV has accepted the honorary title of "Papal Confrater" of St George's Chapel, Windsor, with the approval of King Charles, the Royal Household announced. 🌍 The Holy See and the world At the UN, the Holy See's Permanent Observer, Christophe El-Kassis, spoke on conventional weapons, calling for resources spent on arms to be redirected. Vatican News published the full text of the address by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, to the American Jewish Committee. At the Angelicum, Bartholomew I received an honorary doctorate in theology. 📌 To watch • Saturday 24, 11:10 am: audience with participants in the Jesus Youth GO Conference in the Paul VI Hall • Sunday 25 October: the Angelus • 27-30 October: the Almoner's mission to Ukraine