Vatican Report | Wednesday evening, 4 November 2026

Pope Leo XIV's last Wednesday in the Vatican before the Latin America journey was a full one: Chile's president in the morning, a General Audience on politics that heals the wounds of peoples, and Bob Dylan in the afternoon. In Argentina, a decree authorizes shooting down "hostile" aircraft during the visit. Tomorrow at 9 a.m., Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops. 🗓️ The Pope's schedule At 9 a.m. the Pope received Chile's President José Antonio Kast, who then held talks with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher on bilateral relations, popular piety, migration and demographic decline (Press Office, B0869). He also received L'Œuvre d'Orient and the Institut Chrétiens d'Orient; according to Vatican News, he called for seeking the conditions for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. In the afternoon he received Bob Dylan in a private audience, Vatican News reports; L'Osservatore Romano thanked Fr. Antonio Spadaro for making the meeting possible. 🕊️ The General Audience In his catechesis: "Politics that tends to the wounds of peoples and of those who suffer injustice offers grounds for hope for the future of humanity"; on work, unemployment and exploitation "are unacceptable." To Polish pilgrims: "Peace is built on justice, on respect for the law, on dialogue, and not on violence" (our translation), recalling 70 years since Cardinals Wyszyński and Mindszenty were freed from prison. On the journey, via @Pontifex: "I entrust myself to your prayers." ✈️ Ahead of the journey In Argentina, Decree 1334/2026, published today in the Boletín Oficial, allows force against "hostile" aircraft over Buenos Aires and Córdoba from 8 to 11 November, only as a last resort. In Montevideo, Cardinal Daniel Sturla suspended Saturday evening and Sunday morning Masses so the faithful can attend the meetings with the Pope (archdiocese communiqué, via InfoVaticana). 🌱 Holy See The Press Office presented the 5th Report of the Laudato Si' Action Platform: more than 13,000 participants, including over 6,200 institutions, and a new Digital Atlas (B0867). 🎖️ Appointments Carlos José de Oliveira named Bishop of Limeira (Brazil); Ramón Duarte Miranda and Héctor Michel Figueroa named auxiliaries of Guadalajara (Mexico) (B0868). No new appointments this evening. 📌 To watch • Tomorrow, Thursday 5 November, 9 a.m.: Mass in suffrage for the cardinals and bishops who died during the year, in St Peter's Basilica • Friday 6 November: departure for the Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru (until the 17th) • Wednesday 18 November, 5 p.m.: Mass for the 400th anniversary of the Dedication of St Peter's Basilica