🌅 VATICAN REPORT | Friday morning, 23 October 2026

No public engagements on Pope Leo XIV's schedule today. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is in Rome: at 10:30am he receives an honorary doctorate in Theology at the Angelicum, at the start of his visit to Italy until 28 October. ☦️ Bartholomew I in Rome The Patriarch takes part at the Angelicum in the conference "Crete ten years on", marking ten years since the Orthodox Council, and receives the honorary doctorate. According to Vatican News, he then goes to Loreto on the 26th, Assisi on the 27th and the Oriental Institute on the 28th. 🗓️ The Pope's schedule The Press Office Bulletin with any morning audiences is due around noon. The next public events are the Angelus on Sunday 25 October at noon and the General Audience on Wednesday 28 October at 10am. According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV is expected in Assisi on 27 October for the closing ceremony of the Sant'Egidio meeting. 📌 To watch • The noon Bulletin: audiences and appointments • A possible meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I, not announced • The official programme for Assisi, 27 October