🌅 VATICAN REPORT | Tuesday 20 October 2026 morning

🗓️ The Pope's schedule Leo XIV has no public engagements today. He continues his convalescence in the Apostolic Palace after his surgery on 13 October and will not go to Castel Gandolfo this week. Today is the last day of the suspension of audiences announced when he was admitted to hospital. ⛪ Tomorrow's General Audience The General Audience is scheduled for Wednesday 21 October at 10 am in St Peter's Square, confirmed "for the moment" by the Holy See Press Office. It would be the first since his surgery at Gemelli Hospital. It is not yet known whether there will be a popemobile tour. 🏛️ Holy See No press conferences or institutional events are announced for today, and the Press Office Bulletin has not yet been released. 📌 To watch • Further Press Office updates on the Pope's health, announced "in the coming hours and days" • The South America trip: no official confirmation; according to Bishop Lozano, speaking to Radio Perfil, a decision is expected "within three days" • The 27 October visit to Assisi for the meeting "Peace disarmed and disarming": no official indication yet #LeoXIV #Vatican