Vatican Report | Wednesday morning, 4 November 2026

A busy Wednesday two days before the departure for Latin America: at 9 a.m. Leo XIV receives Chile's President José Antonio Kast, at 10 a.m. there is the General Audience, and at noon the Press Office presents the Report of the Laudato Si' Action Platform. 🗓️ The Pope's schedule At 9 a.m., in the Apostolic Palace, the Pope receives Chilean President José Antonio Kast in audience: it is their first meeting, with a welcome a quarter of an hour earlier in the San Damaso Courtyard, as the EFE agency reported on 29 October, citing the Holy See. At 10 a.m. the Wednesday General Audience, the last one before the journey. 🏛️ Holy See At noon, at the Holy See Press Office, the press conference presenting the 5th annual Report of the Laudato Si' Action Platform, the digital space of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development where communities and institutions register their integral ecology plans. Speakers include Prefect Alessandra Smerilli, Allwyn D'Silva, Roxanne Schares (UISG), Lorna Gold (Laudato Si' Movement) and Alonso de Llanes; live on the Vatican News YouTube channel (Bulletin B0861). At 6 a.m. today's Bulletin is not yet online: any appointments and statements will be in the Midday check. ✈️ Towards the journey On Friday 6 November the Pope leaves for Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he will stay until the 17th. Yesterday Press Office director Matteo Bruni presented the programme and said that on the flight there will be "only ordinary medical assistance" (our translation), with the programme unchanged. 🗳️ United States On midterm election night AP called control of the Senate for the Democrats (51 seats, counting 2 independents); the House has not yet been called. The Pope, a US citizen, had already voted by mail. 📌 To watch • Today, 9 a.m.: audience with Chilean President José Antonio Kast; 10 a.m.: General Audience; 12 p.m.: press conference on the Laudato Si' Report • Thursday 5 November, 9 a.m.: Mass for the cardinals and bishops who died during the year, in St Peter's Basilica • 6-17 November: Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru • Wednesday 18 November, 5 p.m.: Mass for the 400th anniversary of the Dedication of St Peter's Basilica