🕛 VATICAN REPORT | Monday 19 October 2026 midday

⛪ Towards Wednesday's Audience According to the Holy See Press Office, as reported by Vatican News, the General Audience on Wednesday 21 October in St Peter's Square is confirmed "for the moment". It would be the first since the Pope's surgery at Gemelli Hospital. It is not yet known whether there will be a popemobile tour. Today and tomorrow Leo XIV will not go to Castel Gandolfo and will continue his convalescence in the Apostolic Palace. Further updates are expected "in the coming hours and days". 🎓 New members for the International Theological Commission Today's Bulletin announces the appointment of 24 new members of the International Theological Commission. They are theologians from every continent, from India to Kenya and from Argentina to South Korea, and include several women: among them Prof. Maria Teresa Fattori of the University of Teramo, Prof. Sara Parvis of Edinburgh, and Prof. Anne-Sophie Vivier-Muresan, Dean of Theology at the Institut catholique de Paris. The list also includes Fr Paul Béré, SJ, of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and Prof. Jan-Heiner Tück of the University of Vienna. 📌 To watch • Further Press Office updates on the Pope's health • Final confirmation of the 21 October Audience and the popemobile tour • The 27 October visit to Assisi: no forecast yet #LeoXIV #Vatican