Vatican Report | Friday morning, 13 November 2026

Day 8 of the Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru: after the youth vigil in Lima, Leo XIV flies to Chiclayo, the diocese in northern Peru he led as bishop before being called to Rome. 🗓️ The Pope's agenda At 7:40 a.m. local time (1:40 p.m. in Rome) he leaves by plane from the Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force) and at 9:10 a.m. local time (3:10 p.m. in Rome) he lands at the "Teniente Coronel Pedro Ruiz Gallo" Air Base in Chiclayo. At 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 p.m. in Rome) he celebrates Holy Mass on the open ground of the Pampas de Pimentel, with a homily. At 12:40 p.m. local time (6:40 p.m. in Rome) he makes a private visit to the St Óscar A. Romero Chapel. At 4:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. in Rome) he meets bishops, priests, consecrated men and women, seminarians, synodal teams and pastoral councils at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace, with an address. At 5:45 p.m. local time (11:45 p.m. in Rome) he meets the university community at the "Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo" Catholic University, with an address. In the evening, at 1 a.m. on Saturday Rome time, he has supper with the priests of the Diocese of Chiclayo at the "Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo" College. 🌙 The Lima vigil Last night, at 5:55 p.m. local time, the Pope arrived at Lima's National Stadium for the prayer vigil with young people and college students. According to the Holy See Press Office (B0908), some 60,000 young people were inside the stadium and the authorities estimated another 300,000 people in the surrounding areas. After the welcome from Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, and the testimonies, the Pope urged the young people not to settle "for living according to what others expect of you" (Vatican News, our translation). The vigil ended with the Prayer of Light, a commitment to peace, the Our Father and the blessing, followed by supper with the bishops at the Nunciature. 🤝 Survivors of abuse Yesterday afternoon, at the Nunciature, the Pope listened to six survivors of abuse, as reported by Vatican News. 🏛️ Holy See As of around 6:20 a.m. Rome time, today's Bulletin is not yet online. Overnight the Press Office published its account of the vigil at the National Stadium (B0908), with the address in Spanish. The journey live blog remains open with the permanent Vatican Media Live stream. 📌 To watch • Today, 1:40 p.m. Rome time: departure from Lima for Chiclayo • Today, 4:30 p.m. Rome time: Mass at the Pampas de Pimentel • Today, 10:30 p.m. Rome time: meeting with clergy and synodal teams at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace • Today, 11:45 p.m. Rome time: meeting with the university community • Saturday 14, 2 p.m. Rome time: crowning of the Immaculate Virgin in Chiclayo Cathedral; at 5 p.m. Mass in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba Photo: Vatican Media via @CatholicSat · Chiclayo Cathedral: Carloscookm (CC BY-SA 4.0)