🌙 VATICAN REPORT | Sunday evening, 25 October 2026

The day closed on the Angelus and the succession in Fianarantsoa. In the afternoon Vatican sources, cited by Adnkronos and Tgcom24, denied that Pope Leo XIV would undergo immunotherapy — but there is no Press Office statement. 🩺 Health Adnkronos and Tgcom24 report that Vatican sources rule out immunotherapy, after GloboNews reports on pembrolizumab. The official reference remains the 21 October note by Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora: the disease was localized and “no further therapy is necessary.” So far the Press Office has not issued a formal denial. 🙏 Angelus and Assisi This morning in St Peter’s Square the Pope recited the Angelus, with appeals for Yemen and Jordan, and invited the faithful to join spiritually in the Assisi meeting marking 40 years of the Day of Prayer for Peace. The gathering began today; on 27 October Leo XIV will not be there (Press Office note of 23 October): a message will be sent. 🎖️ Fianarantsoa In today’s Bulletin (B0837), the resignation of Fulgence Rabemahafaly from the metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. He is succeeded by right by Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona, until now coadjutor. No other new items on the Bulletin this evening. 📌 To watch • Monday 26: no public papal engagement on the official calendar; Bartholomew I in Loreto • Tuesday 27: Assisi without the Pope; message from Leo XIV • Wednesday 28: funeral of Paolo Romeo at 11 a.m. in Acireale Cathedral; General Audience to be confirmed • 27-30 October: mission of Almoner Luis Marín de San Martín in Ukraine