🕛 VATICAN REPORT | Friday midday, 23 October 2026

This morning Pope Leo XIV received Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, the bishops of Panama on their "ad limina" visit, and the participants in the congress for the 150th anniversary of the Gregorian University's Faculty of Canon Law. No appointments so far today. 🇺🇦 Ukraine in audience Among this morning's audiences was Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. ⚖️ 150 years of Canon Law Addressing the participants in the Pontifical Gregorian University's congress, running from 20 to 24 October, the Pope spoke in Italian and recalled the Ignatian motto "Non multa, sed multum". ⛪ The bishops of Panama The Pope also received the bishops of Panama, in the Vatican for their "ad limina" visit. 📌 To watch • Bartholomew I in Rome: no meeting with the Pope announced • The Angelus on Sunday 25 October • Assisi, 27 October: the Pope will not attend