All published news in chronological order.
Pope Leo XIV is awaiting the final histology after his lobectomy on 13 October. Oncologists say that if the tumour proves to be early-stage, surgery with regular check-ups may suffice; at more advanced stages, targeted therapies would be considered.
In seventeen months of pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has changed the leadership of five dicasteries and of the Secretariat of State, ended the IOR's exclusive role in investments and signed new General Regulations for the Curia. Meanwhile the Jubilee inherited from Pope Francis has closed: 33,475,369 pilgrims according to the Dicastery for Evangelization and more than €1.7 billion for works in Rome.
Within three days Pope Leo XIV spoke with Putin and Zelensky, asking for a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, in the Kherson region. The Press Office statements, the Kremlin's account and the wider picture of Vatican diplomacy on Ukraine.
After Pope Leo XIV's surgery, Arthur Purcaro speaks of a possible change in the "how" of the pontificate, not the "what". As counterpart: Pietro Parolin's words on "reshaping" and Mario Giordano's editorial in La Verità.
Today's Bulletin contains a single communication: the Pope has appointed 24 members of the International Theological Commission. No statement on the Pope's activities; Wednesday's audience "is confirmed for now", according to Vatican News.
A wooden cross came loose from the wall and struck Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari during a livestreamed Mass, as the footage shows. The Archdiocese's note does not state the cause of death.
Il Giornale reports unease in the Vatican over Parolin's remark about "reshaping" the pontificate, which he clarified on Friday as referring to travel. Anonymous sources, no official confirmation.
The day after returning from the Gemelli, Pope Leo XIV was back at the window for the Angelus: his thanks, closeness to the sick, a gradual return to activities and "a God who is not afraid of history".
Today's Bulletin carries the Pope's words at the Angelus: his reflection on "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's", the hundredth World Mission Day and his thanks to those who prayed for him during his hospital stay.
Pope Leo XIV is convalescing at the Vatican. Leggo's reports on his care are not confirmed by the Press Office; Avvenire carries an Augustinian's reading. Today at noon, the Angelus.
The Gospel of Sunday 18 October 2026, the 29th in Ordinary Time (Year A), read in the words of the Popes: the image of God imprinted on the human person and the question "to whom do I belong?"
The surgeon who operated on Pope Leo XIV tells Vatican News there are no clinical reasons against the November 6–17 Latin America trip. It is a medical assessment: no official confirmation from the Press Office.
Today's Bulletin contains a single communication: Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites, accepted the resignation of Joseph Gébara and elected Edouard Daher Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia.
From the announcement of a lung nodule to surgery on 13 October, from his return to work to the call with Putin, to today's discharge and return to the Vatican: the stages of Pope Leo XIV's hospital stay, according to the Press Office.
Judged fit for discharge by Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, the Pope left the Gemelli at around 15:30 (Rai News 24 footage) and returned to the Vatican. Tomorrow at noon the Angelus from the window of the papal apartment (Press Office).
According to la Repubblica (unconfirmed), the Pope may leave the Gemelli today and recite tomorrow's Angelus in St. Peter's Square. Confirmed: "steady improvement" and the Angelus; no change communicated on the timeline. The hypotheses on the November trip.
At the Vatican meeting for the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia, Communion for the divorced and remarried was “discussed controversially,” Heiner Wilmer says. The 2016 text, footnote 351, the Buenos Aires criteria, the dubia and different implementations.
Chris Pratt and Pope Leo XIV star in "Pétros ení – Discovering the Origins," a journey to Peter's tomb beneath the Vatican Basilica. Directed by Paula Ortiz, written by Andrea Tornielli. In cinemas February 2027.
Pietro Parolin had raised a possible “readjustment” of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate; today he clarified that he meant papal trips, starting with the November journey. Press reactions and our reading. In the evening Parolin spoke of “positive signs” and ruled out a precautionary resignation letter.
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Putin, calling for a truce in Oleshky to allow aid and the evacuation of civilians. The background: diplomatic relations since 2009, Putin's meetings with Popes, Zuppi's mission. Reactions from Ukraine's Embassy and the Kremlin's full readout.
The new bulletin confirms Leo XIV's steady improvement. Press Office director Matteo Bruni confirms Sunday's Angelus, without saying where. At noon the Pope presided at Mass on the tenth floor and thanked the staff; the expected length of his stay is unchanged. The list of journalists on the papal flight for the November journey has been published. In the afternoon Tagle and Reina visited him.
The Pope's message to the FAO Director-General, dated 12 October, has been published: hunger is an anthropological and ethical crisis. Among the appointments, Fernando Murga Gómez and Andrés Martínez Esteban as auxiliaries of Madrid. The Pope spoke by phone with Putin, calling for a truce in Oleshky.
The official bulletin speaks of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma successfully removed and a regular recovery. The final test is awaited: how it works, how long it takes, what the press reports and what remains unknown.
Forty-eight years ago Karol Wojtyła was elected. His first words from the Loggia, the homily of 22 October, the Gemelli's "Vatican Three" and tonight's vigil for the health of Leo XIV.
Two days after surgery, Leo XIV concelebrates Mass and receives the Substitute, Archbishop Rudelli. The official facts, the precedents of John Paul II and Francis, and an analysis of governing the Church from the hospital.
Cardinal Parolin visited Leo XIV at the Gemelli today and "found him well". The Angelus from the hospital will depend on the convalescence; the Latin America journey and any reshaping of the pontificate on the doctors' opinion.
In the early afternoon the Pope received the Substitute for General Affairs, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, at the Gemelli hospital.
The Press Office reports that the Pope's post-operative course is proceeding regularly, with a positive X-ray and daily activities carried out independently.
The main items from today's Holy See Press Office Bulletin.
The Pope tied his name to the AI revolution on 10 May 2025, devoted his first encyclical to it and in September criticised Nvidia's chief. Huang tells Fortune: "He's asking all the right questions."
Twelve days, ten cities and a stop at 3,400 metres: the longest journey of the pontificate remains on the calendar, 24 days after surgery.
Two days after the removal of a lung adenocarcinoma at Gemelli Hospital, Leo XIV's recovery is regular. The stage of the disease and any treatment are still unknown.
