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Legend:
Red text: Liturgical Celebrations
Blue text: Audiences and other commitments announced in advance
Orange text: Acts for special occasions / Holidays
Green text: Apostolic Journey / Rest day
Purple text: Hospitalization / Health moments
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October 2026
10.1 - Audience for Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, and his entourage.
9.30 am: Audience in the private library for the delegation of the Lutheran World Federation.
Audience for Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Senegalese Olympic and Sports Committee.
12 nn: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the delegation from the Hera Group.
6 pm: Rosary with Children at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens
10.2 - Audience for Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, and entourage.
11.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the artists and curators of the meeting "The Art of Possibility: Weaving Together," promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
10.3 - Audience for Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro, and entourage.
11.45 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the Community of the Pontifical Teutonic College of Santa Maria in Campo Santo, on the 150th anniversary of its foundation.
5 pm: Holy Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens.
10.4 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini
10.5 - Audience for Janez Janša, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, with his wife and entourage.
Farewell audience for Marcus Bergmann, Ambassador of Austria.
Audience for the representatives of the Association of Vatican Lay Employees and the Association of Women in the Vatican.
Audience for the Korean priests, nuns and religious men and women resident in Rome.
10.7 - Audience for a group of “Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums” from Louisiana.
10 am: Wednesday General Audience
Meeting in the Paul VI Hall the Heads of the Eastern Churches and the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Amoris laetitia”; the meeting was preceded by a Liturgy of the Word.
Video message for the 100th World Mission Day
10.8 - Audience for Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, with his wife and entourage
6 pm: Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities.
10.9 - Audience for Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and entourage.
Audience for the Bishops of Honduras who came on an “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit.
10.10 - 10 am: Audience in the Conistory Hall for the participants in the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Melkite Church of Antioch.
12 nn: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the Meeting of Museum Directors from around the world.
10.11 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini; the Pope announced that doctors found a localized nodule and will undergo surgery.
10.12 - 12 nn: Audience in the Hall of Blessings for the members of the Circolo San Pietro.
Letter to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who has resigned from the position of Dean of the College of Cardinals
10.13 - The Holy Father left the Vatican and arrived at the Gemelli Hospital at 1.07 pm.
In the afternoon, the Holy Father underwent thoracic surgery, removing the lower lobe of his right lung.
10.14 - 10 am: Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square for the conclusion of the gathering held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. The Holy Mass was presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, newly elected Dean of the College of Cardinals. He read the homily prepared by the Pope.
The Holy Father’s hospital stay at the Gemelli Policlinic: In the morning, the Holy Father underwent the blood tests and chest X-ray scheduled after surgery. The results confirm that his postoperative recovery is progressing normally, and he underwent respiratory physiotherapy. In the afternoon he concelebrated Mass in a room on the 10th floor of the hospital.
10.15 - The Holy Father’s hospital stay at the Gemelli Policlinic: In the morning the Pope celebrated Mass and underwent routine checks. In the afternoon, he met with Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, the substitute for General Affairs.
10.16 - The Holy Father’s hospital stay at the Gemelli Policlinic: In the morning the Holy Father performed blood tests and a chest X-ray, with respiratory physiotherapy sessions continued. Post-operative recovery allows him to carry out normal daily activities completely independently.
At noon he presided over Mass for the medical and nursing staff from the hospital, and the Vatican City State Gendarmerie Corps at the 10th floor of the hospital.
In the afternoon, meeting with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Dean of the College of Cardinals, and Cardinal Baldo Reina, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome.
The Holy Father spoke via telephone with Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation.
Message to the Director-General of FAO, HE Mr. Qu Dongyu, on the occasion of World Food Day 2026
10.17 - At around 3.30pm, the Holy Father was discharged from the Gemelli Policlinic and thanked Professor Stefano Margaritora, who performed the surgery, together with the medical and nursing team, and healthcare staff.
10.18 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini; the Pope thanked everyone for the support and prayers during his hospitalization.
10.19 - The Holy Father spoke via telephone with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
10.21 - 9 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the conference “Holiness in History” organized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
10 am: Wednesday General Audience
10.22 - 10.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the Delegation of the American Jewish Committee.
11 am: Audience in the Paul VI Hall for the participants in the International Congress on School and University Pastoral Care, which will be held from 22 to 23 October 2026.
Document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: Come to Me. Reflections on the Transmission of the Faith in a Changing Era.
Video message to the faithful with the invitation to register for World Youth Day, which will be held in Seoul, South Korea, from 3 to 8 August 2027.
10.23 - 9.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the International Congress promoted by the Pontifical Gregorian University on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law (from 20 to 24 October 2026).
Audience for the Bishops of Panama, who came on an “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit.
10.24 - In the presence of the Holy Father, 6 decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints regarding heroic virtues were promulgated.
Audience for Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople;
11.15 am: Meeting in the Paul VI Hall for the participants in the “Jesus Youth International Conference 2026."
10.25 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini
10.26 - Audience for Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia, with her husband and entourage.
Audience for James Sydney Sinclair Manley, the new Ambassador of Chile to the Holy See.
11.45 am: Audience in the Conistory Hall for the Participants in the General Chapter of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret.
A telegram of condolence was sent by the Holy Father to Bishop Antonino Raspanti, Ordinary of Acireale upon the death of Cardinal Paolo Romeo, Archbishop emeritus of Palermo.
10.27 - Video message sent to the participants in the international meeting "Disarmed and Disarming Peace," taking place in Assisi from October 25 to 27 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Day of Prayer for Peace. (Pope Leo XIV was scheduled to visit Assisi for the meeting but was canceled upon the doctor's orders to continue his convalescence from his recent surgery.)
10.28 - 9 am: Audience in the room adjacent to the Paul VI Hall for the executives of Mercedes-Benz on the occasion of a special exhibition commemorating one hundred years of the 'Popemobile.'
10 am: Wednesday General Audience
10.29 - Audience for Laura Fernández Delgado, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, with her husband and entourage.
Audience for Ward Fitzgerald, President of the “Papal Foundation”, and Entourage.
A telegram of condolence was sent by the Cardinal Secretary of State on behalf of the Holy Father to the Archbishop of Toledo, Francisco Cerro Chaves for the victims of the train accident that occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in Urda, in the province of Toledo (Spain)
10.30 - Audience for the Bishops of Albania, on an “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit.
12 nn: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the meeting promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life and the Future of Life Institute: “The Future of AI: A Dialogue between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Developments and Applications of Intelligent Technologies”.
Message from the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to Hindus on the occasion of Deepavali 2026.
10.31 - 10.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the delegates of the municipalities of the earthquake-stricken areas of central Italy.
12 nn: Meeting in the Paul VI Hall for the participants in the pilgrimage from Villanova University and the University of Notre Dame.
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For the previous months of the activities of Pope Leo XIV:
2026:
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