18 October 2026
After being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Leo XIV returns to the Apostolic Palace to lead the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. This marks the Pope’s first Angelus since his surgery on October 13. 📍 Vatican City | St. Peter’s Square 📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
The war in tormented Ukraine continues to cause suffering far beyond its borders, especially in the poorest countries, where so many people depend on grain imports. I make a heartfelt appeal to the parties to the conflict to allow for the safe transport of grain through the Black Sea. The daily bread of millions of people cannot be held hostage by the war.
