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Pope Leo XIV to hold General Audience on October 21

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV will lead a general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m., according to the Holy See Press Office.

The Pope is continuing his recovery at the Vatican rather than traveling to his residence in Castel Gandolfo this week. He recently returned to the Apostolic Palace following a hospital stay at Gemelli. On October 13, he underwent surgery to remove the lower part of his right lung due to adenocarcinoma.

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Earlier version, Monday 19 October

Pope Leo XIV to hold general audience at St. Peter's Square

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 19, 2:30 AM Vatican News Polski Leon XIV poprowadzi środową audiencję na Placu św. Piotra
  2. Oct 19, 7:30 AM Niedziela Polski Leon XIV poprowadzi środową audiencję na Placu św. Piotra
  3. Oct 19, 2:43 AM Vatican News Français Convalescent, le Pape tiendra l'audience générale ce mercredi
  4. Oct 19, 2:30 AM Vatican News Italiano Il Papa prosegue il recupero in Vaticano. Terrà l’udienza generale in Piazza San Pietro
  5. Oct 19, 2:54 AM Vatican News Pope continues recovery in Vatican, weekly General Audience confirmed
  6. Oct 19, 2:32 AM Vatican News Українська Папа Лев XIV проведе загальну аудієнцію наступної середи
  7. Oct 19, 2:44 AM Vatican News Português O Papa continua sua recuperação no Vaticano. Fará a Audiência Geral na Praça São Pedro
  8. Oct 19, 3:51 AM Vatican News العربية البابا يواصل فترة التعافي في الفاتيكان وسيجري المقابلة العامة في ساحة القديس بطرس
  9. Oct 19, 3:11 AM Vatican News 中文 教宗继续在梵蒂冈调养，周三将在圣伯多禄广场主持公开接见
  10. Oct 19, 3:52 AM Vatican News Español El Papa continúa su recuperación en el Vaticano: el miércoles su catequesis
  11. Oct 19, 6:37 AM Catholic Star Herald Pope Leo XIV to resume Wednesday general audience this week, skips Castel Gandolfo
  12. Oct 19, 6:02 AM Vatican News Slovenčina Pápež sa zotavuje vo Vatikáne. Generálnu audienciu bude mať na Námestí sv. Petra
  13. Oct 19, 6:25 AM Katolici Македонски Папата продолжува да закрепнува во Ватикан, потврдена Генералната аудиенција
  14. Oct 19, 6:03 AM Catholic News Agency Pope Leo XIV to resume Wednesday general audience this week, skips Castel Gandolfo
  15. Oct 19, 1:54 AM Diocese of Hallam Pope continues recovery in Vatican, weekly General Audience confirmed
  16. Oct 20, 2:31 AM Vatican News ትግርኛ ር. ሊ. ጳ. ኣብ ቫቲካን ምሕዋዮም እና ቐጸሉ፣ ሰሙናዊ ሓፈሻዊ ኣስተምህሮ ትምህርተ ክርስቶስ ይቕጽሉ
  17. Oct 21, 8:28 AM Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria العربية قداسة البابا لاوُن الرابع عشر مع المؤمنين في ساحة القديس بطرس

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  1. Oct 31, 10:45 AM PT · 10 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Francesco Cavina as Special Apostolic Visitator for Medjugorje
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  7. Oct 31, 9:48 AM PT · 10 sources Pope Leo XIV chooses theme for 101st World Mission Day
  8. Oct 31, 9:46 AM PT · 31 sources Pope Leo XIV votes by mail in US midterm election
  9. Oct 31, 9:45 AM PT · 13 sources Pope Leo XIV receives participants in Pontifical Academy for Life meeting
  10. Oct 31, 9:41 AM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV sets prayer intention for November 2026
  11. Oct 31, 9:07 AM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian municipalities' representatives
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  16. Oct 31, 8:15 AM PT · 5 sources Pope Leo XIV's charity reaches 2,000 children in Ukraine
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  18. Oct 31, 8:00 AM PT · 13 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 Synod undersecretaries
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