🌅 VATICAN REPORT | Sunday 18 October 2026 morning

🙏 The first Angelus after Gemelli At noon Pope Leo XIV will pray the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St Peter's Square. It is his first since returning to the Vatican yesterday afternoon. The Press Office announced: "Tomorrow, Sunday 18 October, the Holy Father will pray the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace." Follow the live blog: https://vaticanreport.com/articolo/pope-leo-xiv-s-angelus-the-first-since-his-stay-at-the-gemelli-427d?lang=en 🌍 The 100th World Mission Day Today the Church celebrates the 100th World Mission Day, on the theme chosen by the Pope: "One in Christ, united in mission". It is the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel in the words of the Popes: https://vaticanreport.com/articolo/the-gospel-of-the-29th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-in-the-words-of-the-popes-51a0?lang=en ✈️ The November trip There is still no official confirmation of the trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for 6–17 November. The surgeon, Stefano Margaritora, said "there are no clinical reasons" against it. Read: https://vaticanreport.com/articolo/pope-leo-xiv-s-surgeon-no-clinical-reasons-against-the-november-trip-36b9?lang=en 📌 To watch • The Pope's words at the Angelus and any appeals • Possible references to his call for a truce in Oleshky • Press Office updates on the trip and his recovery #LeoXIV #Vatican