Pope Leo XIV’s Audience at First-Ever “Church of the Sheaves” Gathering Cancelled: Nigerian Vatican Official
Nairobi, 22 October, 2026 / 11:55 pm (ACI Africa). The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has announced the cancellation of Pope Leo’s XIV’s audience with participants in the ongoing conference of “The Church of the Sheaves” in Rome. In his address at the October 22-24 conference, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu cited the Holy Father’s recovery following his October 13 surgery. Archbishop Nwachukwu told participants who were expecting the Saturday, October 24 audience with Pope Leo XIV to pray for the Holy Father’s health and strength. “I regret to inform you that the Audience with the Holy Father scheduled for Saturday has unfortunately been cancelled,” the Vatican official said in his address on Thursday, October 22. He added, “Let us keep Pope Leo XIV in our prayers, asking the Lord to grant him health and strength.” Currently underway at the Pontifical Urbaniana…
