Here is the activities that the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV made for the month of November, which include his first Foreign Apostolic Journey outside of Italy.
Legend:
Red text: liturgical celebrations
Blue text: audiences and other commitments announced in advance
Green text: Apostolic Journey
November
11.1 - 10.30 am: Jubilee of the Educational World. Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square and Proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as "Doctor of the Church."
12 nn: Angelus Domini
November
11.1 - 10.30 am: Jubilee of the Educational World. Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square and Proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as "Doctor of the Church."
12 nn: Angelus Domini
11.2 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini
4 pm: Holy Mass at Verano Cemetery
In the evening, upon returning to the Vatican, the Pope went to the Vatican grottoes to pray at the tomb of his predecessors.
In the evening, upon returning to the Vatican, the Pope went to the Vatican grottoes to pray at the tomb of his predecessors.
11.3 - Audience for Fadi Assaf, the new ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See.
11 am: Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in suffrage for the late Pope Francis and for the deceased Cardinals and Bishops.
In the evening, the Holy Father went to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray at the tomb of Pope Francis and to the icon of Salus Populi Romani before heading for Castel Gandolfo for his weekly rest.
In the evening, the Holy Father went to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray at the tomb of Pope Francis and to the icon of Salus Populi Romani before heading for Castel Gandolfo for his weekly rest.
11.4 - A note Mater Populi Fidelis from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith on some Marian titles regarding Mary's cooperation in the work of Salvation.
11.5 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience
Letter to the Archdiocesan Major Seminary "San Carlos y San Marcelo" of Trujillo (Peru), on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of its foundation.
9.45am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the Joint Committee of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), the Conference of European Churches (CEC), and representatives of the Christian Churches of Europe, signatories of the Charta Oecumenica; recitation of the Pater Noster.
Audience for Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, and entourage.
12 nn: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the General Chapters of the Religious of Jesus and Mary and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians).
Letter to His Beatitude Claudiu-Lucian Pop on the confirmation of his election as the Major Archbishop of Făgăraș şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians
A telegram of condolence after the death of Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., was sent to Jan Graubner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Prague, Czechia.
11.7 - 9 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the members of the Advisory Board of the RCS Academy.
9.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the International Foundation of Religions and Societies.
Audience for Khalid Al Ghaith, Secretary General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity.
Audience for the members of the Synod of Bishops of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church.
11 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the 65th General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors (CISM).
Video message for the VII National Conference on Addictions, promoted in Rome by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (7-8 November 2025).
Message to the participants in the International Congress of the Pontifical Academy for Life: “Artificial Intelligence and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity,” to be held in Rome at the “Augustinianum” Congress Center from 10-12 November.
Message to the participants in the “Builders AI Forum 2025,” which will take place at the Pontifical Gregorian University (6-7 November 2025).
Message to the participants in the XVII Congreso Nacional Misionero, which took place in Puebla de los Ángeles, Mexico, from 7 to 9 November 2025.
11.8 - Audience for Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, and entourage.
10 am: Jubilee Audience
Video message to the young people gathered in front of the Cathedral of Košice, Slovakia.
10 am: Jubilee Audience
Video message to the young people gathered in front of the Cathedral of Košice, Slovakia.
11.9 - 9.30 am: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran. Holy Mass in the Archbasilica.
12 nn: Angelus Domini
11.10 - The Holy Father presided over a meeting of the heads of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia in the Bologna Hall.
11.11 - 5 pm: Holy Mass in Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino on the 125th anniversary of its Dedication.
11.11 - 5 pm: Holy Mass in Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino on the 125th anniversary of its Dedication.
11.12 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience
11.13 - Audience for Benedict Batabe Assorow, the new Ambassador of Ghana to the Holy See.
10 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the conference promoted by the Foundation for the Study and Research on Childhood and Adolescence on “The Dignity of Children and Adolescents in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”
10.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the Ordinary Federal Assembly of the Federation of Augustinian Monasteries of Italy.
11.30 am: Audience in the Paul VI Hall for the participants in the conference promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints on "Mysticism. Mystical Phenomena and Holiness."
A chirograph has been issued to establish the Apostleship of the Sea as the central and coordinating body for the Work of the Apostleship of the Sea and the approval of its Statutes.
Message to the participants in the XXXI Argentine Industrial Conference taking place in Buenos Aires.
Upon returning to the Vatican, visit to the San Martino Outpatient Clinic located beneath St. Peter’s Colonnade; visit to the clinic and greet the doctors.
11.15 - Audience for Pierre Goudreault, Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, during which the Holy Father gifted sixty-two artifacts belonging to the ethnological collections of the Vatican Museums.
Audience for Despina Poulou, the new Ambassador of Greece to the Holy See.
11.30 am: Meeting in the Clementine Hall for the representatives of the world of cinema.
The Holy Father appointed Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as his envoy for the 34th World Day of the Sick, which will be held on 11 February 2026 at the Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Paz in the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru.
12 nn: Angelus Domini; appeal for an end to discrimination and persecution.
Greeting to the poor gathered for lunch at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens; lunch in Paul VI Hall with about 1300 people organized by the Vincentian community for the World Day of the Poor; improvised speech.
11.17 - Audience for the members of the Executive Commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
9.30 am: Audience in the Hall of Popes for the Executive Committee of the Catholic Biblical Federation (FEBIC).
10 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the course for diocesan officials in liturgical pastoral care promoted by the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Sant'Anselmo.
10.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the “Seminario de Ética en el Gerenciamiento de la Salud.”
3.30 pm: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the diplomatic collaborators of the Pontifical Representations.
Message to the participants in the meeting "Building Communities that Protect Dignity" (Rome, 17-19 November 2025).
Video message to the Particular Churches of the Global South gathered at the Amazon Museum in Bélem
11.18 - Weekly Rest at Castel Gandolfo
10 am: Wednesday General Audience
1st FOREIGN APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE
11.20 - Arrival by helicopter to Assisi; travel by car to the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi; prayer at the tomb of St. Francis.
9 am: - Meeting in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli with the Italian Bishops for the conclusion of the 81st General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference.
Departure by helicopter at the Santa Maria degli Angeli stadium to Montefalco.
Visit to the Church of St. Clare of Montefalco; prayer before the relics; Holy Mass and later lunch with the Augustinian Nuns.
Departure by helicopter to the Vatican.
11.21 - Farewell audience for Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Ambassador of Hungary.
In the presence of the Holy Father, 6 decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints were promulgated.
Audience for José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and entourage;
11 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the Representative Council of Caritas Internationalis.
11.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the International Legal and Pastoral Formation Course promoted by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota.
Audience for the Ukrainian children recently returned to their homeland from the Russian Federation.
4.15 pm: Digital meeting with 15,000 young Americans during the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) taking place in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, November 20-22, 2025; answering questions from 6 young people.
Apostolic Letter motu proprio on the Composition and Presidency of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State.
11.22 - Audience for Professor Katharina Westerhorstmann, Professor of Theology and Ethics at the Gaming Campus (Austria) of the Franciscan University of Steubenville (USA).
10 am: Jubilee Audience
Video message to the participants in the conference "Sin identidad no hay educación," at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo in Madrid.
11.23 - 10.30 am: Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. Holy Mass at St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee of Choirs.
12 nn: Angelus Domini
Apostolic Letter In unitate fidei on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea
11.24 - Audience for Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, and entourage.
Audience for Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of Latvia, and entourage.
12 nn: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the National Pilgrimage of Latvia.
12.30 pm: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the General Chapter of the Order of the Servants of Mary.
The Holy Father approves the publication of new regulations of the Roman Curia and its personnel.
Doctrinal Note from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Una Caro, on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging.
11.25 - Weekly Rest at Castel Gandolfo
11.26 - 8.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the International Theological Commission.
Audience for the delegation from “Ave Maria University,” Florida (USA).
10 am: Wednesday General Audience
4 pm: Audience in the Synod Hall for the participants in the 104th General Assembly of the Union of Superiors General.
Apostolic Letter motu proprio Immota Manet on the Central Sector of the Diocese of Rome.
1st FOREIGN APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE
Turkey, Lebanon: 27 November - 2 December
11.27 - 7.40 am: Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Ankara.
The ITA Airways flight AZ4000 departed Rome at 7.58 am [Rome time]. The flight lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes, with a distance of 1855 km. The flight landed at 12.22 pm [Ankara time].
As is tradition, the Holy Father sent telegrams to the heads of state of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bulgaria.
Turkey
Ankara
12:30 pm: Arrival at Esenboğa International Airport; official welcome; the Holy Father was welcomed by Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, and received flowers offered to him by two children in traditional dress.
1:30 pm: Visit to the Atatürk Mausoleum; laying of the flowers and signing of the guest book.
2.10 pm: Welcome Ceremony at the Presidential Palace; visit to the President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
3.30 pm: Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society, and the Diplomatic Corps in the Nation's Library of the Presidential Palace
Visit to the Diyanet-Presidency of Religious Affairs; meeting with Safi Arpaguş.
A short visit to the Apostolic Nunciature; meeting with the personnel.
5.20 pm: Farewell ceremony
5.35 pm: Departure by airplane from Esenboğa International Airport to Istanbul
The ITA Airways flight AZ4001 departed Ankara at 6.20 pm [local time]. The flight lasted 38 minutes, with a distance of 379 km. The flight landed at 7.12 pm [local time].
Istanbul
7 pm: Arrival at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul; transfer to the Apostolic Delegation for an overnight rest.
Telegram that the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin sent—on behalf of the Holy Father—to the Hon. Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the occasion of the Third Forum on Religious Freedom taking place at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.
A telegram of condolence that the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin sent—on behalf of the Holy Father—to His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-Yan, S.I., Bishop of Hong Kong, for the victims of the fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong.
11.28 - 9:30 am: Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Persons, and Pastoral Workers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit; the meeting is in a form of the Liturgy of the Word.
10:40 am: Visit to the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor; speech; recitation of the Ave Maria and Apostolic Blessing.
Return to the Apostolic Delegation; private meeting with the Chief Rabbi of Turkey.
2:15 pm: Transfer by helicopter to İznik
Iznik
3:30 pm: Ecumenical Prayer Service near the archaeological excavations of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos; The Holy Father together with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and religious leaders present, processed to the platform near the archaeological excavations and formed a semicircle before the icons of Christ and the Council, where they lit candles; After an opening song and a symbolic gesture, Patriarch Bartholomew I addressed his words of welcome, ecumenical prayer, the reading of the Gospel; address; the choral recitation of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, the invocations, the recitation of the Pater Noster and the blessing.
4:30 pm: Transfer by helicopter to Istanbul
Istanbul
6:30 pm: Private Meeting with Bishops in the Apostolic Delegation
Message to the participants in the global meeting of the Economy of Francis, taking place from 28 to 30 November 2025 at Castel Gandolfo.
11.29 - 9.00 am: Visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque,
9.45 am: Private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and Christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Ephrem.
Transfer by car to the Apostolic Delegation.
3.30 pm: Doxology in the Patriarchal Church of Saint George
3.50 pm: Meeting with His Holiness Bartholomew I and signing of the joint declaration in the Patriarchal Palace.
Transfer by car to the Volkswagen Arena.
5 pm: Holy Mass in the Volkswagen Arena.
Return to the Apostolic Delegation.
The Holy Father appointed Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, Pontifical Legate for the Eucharistic celebration to be held on Sunday, 11 January 2026, on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the Cathedral of Brussels.
11.30 - 9.30 am: Prayer visit at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral
Transfer by car to the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Phanar
10.30 am: Participation at the Divine Liturgy presided by His Holiness Bartholomew I in the Patriarchal Church; joint Ecumenical Blessing
1 pm: Lunch with His Holiness Bartholomew I at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
2.15 pm: Farewell Ceremony at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul
2.45 pm: Departure by airplane from Atatürk Airport to Beirut
The ITA Airways flight AZ4000 departed Rome at 3.01 pm [Istanbul time]. The flight lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes, with a distance of 1102 km. The flight landed at 3.34 pm [Beirut time].
The Holy Father sent telegrams to the heads of state of Turkey and Cyprus.
Lebanon
Beirut
3.45 pm: Arrival at Beirut International Airport; Welcome ceremony: The Holy Father was welcomed by the President, Joseph Aoun, and his wife.
Transfer by Popemobile to the Presidential Palace. Crowds greeted the Pope along the route and upon arrival at the palace, he was greeted with a traditional dance group (dabke) and an audiovisual presentation of welcome.
4.45 pm: Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the Presidential Palace
5:15 pm: Meeting with the President of the National Assembly
5.30 pm: Meeting with the Prime Minister
6 pm: Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society, and the Diplomatic Corps.
Unscheduled visit to the Monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos in Harissa; improvised speech; recitation of the Pater Noster; Apostolic Blessing.
Video message to the participants in the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2025.
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