🌙 VATICAN REPORT | Thursday evening, 22 October 2026

The Holy See and Honduras signed an Agreement in the Vatican today: 25 articles on religious freedom, conscientious objection and the inviolability of the seal of confession. Pope Leo XIV spent the morning in audiences, and Vatican News reports he is expected in Assisi on 27 October. 🤝 Holy See and Honduras At 9:30am in the Sala dei Trattati, Pietro Parolin and Honduran President Nasry Asfura signed the Agreement. The 25-article text guarantees religious freedom, conscientious objection and the inviolability of the sacramental seal, and will enter into force with the exchange of ratifications. 🏛️ The Pope's audiences This morning Pope Leo XIV received Mario Grech together with Kevin Farrell, a delegation of the American Jewish Committee and the participants in the congress on school and university ministry. He also sent a video message for World Youth Day Seoul 2027. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published the document "Venite ad me". 🕊️ Towards Assisi According to Vatican News, Leo XIV is expected at the closing ceremony of the Sant'Egidio meeting in Assisi on 27 October. Bartholomew I will be in Italy from 23 to 28 October: an honorary doctorate at the Angelicum tomorrow, Loreto on the 26th, Assisi on the 27th and the Oriental Institute on the 28th. 🌍 The Holy See and the world At the UN, the Holy See called for the safety of nuclear facilities in war zones. 📌 To watch • The Press Office's official programme for Assisi, 27 October • Bartholomew I at the Angelicum, tomorrow at 10:30am • The Angelus on Sunday 25 October