Vatican Report | Friday evening, 6 November 2026

Day 1 of the Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru: Leo XIV left Rome, crossed the Atlantic and opened the Uruguayan stop in Montevideo with the official welcome, the address to the authorities and Vespers in the Cathedral. The Midday brief had not gone out: this Evening also covers the departure, the flight and the morning Bulletin. ✈️ Departure and flight At 7:05 a.m. Rome time the Pope took off from Fiumicino on an ITA Airways A330-900 (flight AZ 04000 / EI-TYH) bound for Montevideo (Bulletin B0874). On leaving Italian territory he sent a telegram to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, entrusting “the desires for peace and fraternity” of the peoples he is visiting to the intercession of the Virgin and the saints, and offering prayers “for the good and prosperity of the entire Italian nation” (B0874). Moments on board and over the Atlantic were already documented during the day (Wachowiak; Vatican News greetings). 📄 Bulletin and Holy See In the 6 November Bulletin (site article, key 8498c9d3) only B0874 appears: departure and the telegram to Mattarella. No new appointments. In the evening the IOR said a Maltese civil court (first instance) ordered companies tied to the Kappa Fund / Budapest Exchange Palace to pay the Vatican bank €24.1 million plus 8% interest (IOR statement via Vatican News). 🇺🇾 Arrival and Plaza Independencia Landing at Carrasco came around 16:20 local / 20:20 Rome time, ahead of the programme (16:30 / 20:30). President Yamandú Orsi welcomed the Pope at the aircraft steps; then the motorcade and popemobile into the city. In Plaza Independencia the welcome ceremony and the address to the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps. In the opening, according to Subrayado, the Pope said he had accepted “con mucha alegría” the invitation to visit Uruguay and recalled Artigas: “Mi autoridad emana de vosotros y ella cesa por vuestra presencia soberana.” El Observador reported the line on the “familia humana”: “Quien todavía no ha nacido pertenece a la familia humana y al futuro de su pueblo.” Subrayado also carried the passage on illness and care: “Recientemente he experimentado en primera persona las limitaciones que impone la enfermedad…,” with a call for medical care within reach of every person. After the speeches, a private visit to President Orsi at the Palacio Estévez. ⛪ Vespers in the Cathedral In the evening, Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious and seminarians in the Metropolitan Cathedral. CatholicSat reported, with Vatican Media photos, words on the heart (“where our heart is?” / faithfulness to vocation), a worldwide invitation to bishops to promote days of prayer and fasting for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, and the example of Blessed Jacinto Vera, first Bishop of Montevideo. CatholicSat then noted the Apostolic Blessing at the conclusion of Vespers (~01:05 Rome time on 7 November). 📌 To watch • Saturday 7 November (Rome time): departure Montevideo→Paysandú ~12:25; Mass at Parque París Londres in Paysandú ~14:00; return to Montevideo ~17:30; Casavalle ~21:00; world of education ~22:00; prayer vigil at the Centenario Stadium ~23:00 (programme B0736 / alert windows) • 6–17 November: Apostolic Journey Uruguay–Argentina–Peru; return to Rome Tuesday 17 November at 10:25