Vatican Report | Sunday morning, 15 November 2026

Day 10 of the Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru: Leo XIV leaves Chiclayo, the diocese he led as bishop, and crosses the country from the Andes of Cusco to the Amazon at Pucallpa, before returning to Lima overnight. In Rome the Church marks the 10th World Day of the Poor. 🗓️ The Pope's agenda At 7:50 a.m. local time (1:50 p.m. in Rome) he flies from the Chiclayo Air Base to Cusco, landing at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. in Rome) at "Alejandro Velasco Astete" International Airport. At 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 p.m. in Rome) he meets the faithful and representatives of popular piety in the Saqsaywaman National Archaeological Park, with an address. At 11:45 a.m. local time (5:45 p.m. in Rome) he prays the Angelus in the square in front of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At 1:05 p.m. local time (7:05 p.m. in Rome) he flies to Pucallpa, arriving at 2:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. in Rome). At 3 p.m. local time (9 p.m. in Rome) he meets missionaries and representatives of the Amazonian peoples at the "Malecón Puerto Callao", with an address; at 4:45 p.m. local time (10:45 p.m. in Rome) he celebrates Holy Mass at the "Villa Deportiva Regional Ucayali", with a homily. At 7:05 p.m. local time (1:05 a.m. Monday in Rome) he leaves for Lima, landing at the Callao Air Base at 8:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. in Rome) (official programme, Holy See Press Office, B0736). ⛪ Yesterday in Chiclayo On Saturday the Pope crowned the Immaculate Virgin in the Cathedral of Saint Mary, entrusting to her "my life and my ministry as Successor of Peter" (B0916); in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba he celebrated Mass before more than 20,000 faithful according to the Holy See Press Office (B0917); in the evening in Zaña, at the Shrine of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, he closed the Jubilee Year before some 10,000 faithful, with more than 300,000 people along the route (B0918). He asked families hit by crime and extortion "to remain united, to take care of one another and never to grow accustomed to the suffering of others" (our translation; the official text is in Spanish). 🏛️ Holy See As of about 8 a.m. today's Bulletin is not yet online. For the 10th World Day of the Poor, Mass in St Peter's Basilica at 10 a.m. is presided over by Luis Marín de San Martín (Holy See Press Office statement); the Pope's lunch with 1,300 poor people is scheduled for Sunday 22 November. Yesterday the Press Office announced the appointment of Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag as Apostolic Nuncio to India and the erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Eldoret (Kenya) (B0915). The journey live blog remains open with the permanent Vatican Media Live stream. 📌 To watch • Today, 10 a.m. Rome: Mass for the World Day of the Poor in St Peter's • Today, 4:30 p.m. Rome: meeting with popular piety at Saqsaywaman, with an address • Today, 5:45 p.m. Rome: Angelus in front of Cusco Cathedral • Today, 9 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. Rome: missionaries and Amazonian peoples, then Mass in Pucallpa • Monday 16: in Lima, visit to the Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados (2:30 p.m. Rome), Mass at the Las Palmas Air Base (4:30 p.m.) and farewell to Peru (7:15 p.m.) Photo: Vatican Media via @CatholicSat · Cusco Cathedral: Jordan Klein (CC BY 2.0)