🌙 VATICAN REPORT | Tuesday 20 October 2026 evening

🗓️ The Pope's day Pope Leo XIV had no public engagements today. He continues his convalescence in the Apostolic Palace after his surgery on 13 October. The Holy See Press Office released no new updates on his condition during the day. ⛪ Tomorrow's General Audience The General Audience is scheduled for Wednesday 21 October at 10 am in St Peter's Square, confirmed "for the moment" by the Press Office. It would be the first since his surgery at Gemelli Hospital. No changes had been announced by this evening, and it is not yet known whether there will be a popemobile tour. 🏛️ Holy See Today's Press Office Bulletin was not released, and there were no appointments or official communiqués today. This morning Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, received James Sydney Sinclair Manley, Chile's new ambassador, who presented a copy of his Letters of Credence. Yesterday in New York, at the UN First Committee, the Holy See reaffirmed that "the only lasting response to the dangers posed by nuclear weapons is their total elimination." 📌 To watch • Wednesday 21, 10:00: General Audience in St Peter's Square • Wednesday 21: according to Vatican News, the Pope receives participants of the "Holiness in History" conference, which then closes • 22-24 October: "Church of the sheaves" conference at the Urbaniana • South America trip: no official confirmation from the Holy See #LeoXIV #Vatican