Vatican Report | Sunday evening, 1 November 2026

Solemnity of All Saints at the Vatican: at noon Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus and, after the prayer, recalled the new blesseds of Georgia, the evacuation of civilians from Oleshky and the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. The Bulletin stopped at the Angelus (B0859): no appointments today. Tomorrow afternoon, Mass for the faithful departed at Verano. ✅ All Saints' Angelus From the window of the Apostolic Palace the Pope described the saints as a multitude that is "impossible to count", because "holiness, in fact, cannot be reduced to any calculation". "Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few, but a universal vocation that speaks to each of us where we live," he said. And: "God sees the good that we do not see, knows stories that we do not know and reaches hearts to which we have no access." 🕊️ Appeals after the Angelus Leo XIV recalled Pedro de Corpa and four Franciscan companions, killed in odium fidei in 1597 and beatified yesterday in Savannah, Georgia. On Oleshky he hoped that the cooperation between the parties, which made the humanitarian operation for civilians possible, "will strengthen the desire for dialogue and lead to new concrete peace initiatives". He greeted the athletes of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (until 13 November), the first Olympic event held in Africa, "a sign of hope coming from the world of sport", and the Friars Minor's Mission with the Poor in Rome from 8 to 15 November. 🎖️ Appointments No appointments today: the Press Office Bulletin carries only the Angelus. 🇮🇹 Parolin at the Quirinale Cardinal Pietro Parolin accompanied a Villa Nazareth delegation to President Sergio Mattarella for the foundation's 80th anniversary, according to the Quirinale. Mattarella to the young people: "The future is not predetermined, it depends on us" (our translation). ✈️ Towards the journey In Peru, according to RPP and La República, Jorge Carrión Pavlich, bishop of Puno, has died aged 76: the second loss in the Peruvian episcopate in a few days, after the archbishop of Cusco. In Argentina, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied Infobae's report ("FALSO y FALSO") that Milei asked to board the Pope's plane on arrival; according to Infobae, Milei has invited Vice President Villarruel, the governors and lawmakers to the reception for the Pope at the Palacio Libertad on 8 November. The Argentine Bishops' Conference released the official video for the visit: "Bienvenidos todos. Vayan y anuncien" ("Welcome, everyone. Go and proclaim"). 📌 To watch • Tomorrow, Monday 2 November, 4 p.m.: Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Verano cemetery • Tuesday 3 November, 1 p.m.: Matteo Bruni's briefing on the journey programme; midterm elections in the United States • Wednesday 4 November, 10 a.m.: General Audience; 12 p.m.: press conference on the 5th Report of the Laudato Si' Action Platform • Thursday 5 November, 9 a.m.: Mass for the cardinals and bishops who died during the year • 6-17 November: Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru