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Pope Leo XIV will miss the Assisi interfaith gathering on October 27, while his November Latin America trip stays on the calendar.
Pope Leo XIV will not attend the interfaith peace gathering in Assisi, Italy, on October 27. The event marks the 40th anniversary of the 1986 interfaith peace meeting held in the same town.
Separately, the pope's planned trip to Latin America in November remains scheduled. Earlier reports listed the trip for 6 to 17 November, and no cancellation has been announced.
The available reports do not state a reason for the Assisi absence, nor do they say whether the pope's travel plans could change as his recovery continues.
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Papal Calendar Shows One Cancellation and One Confirmed Trip
The pope's near-term calendar has changed in one respect: he will not attend the Assisi gathering on October 27. His longer-range commitment, a Latin America trip planned for November, has not changed. Reports so far describe the two decisions separately, and the Vatican has not linked them publicly in the available material.
Assisi Gathering Recalls Four Decades of Interfaith Dialogue
The Assisi event commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1986 interfaith peace meeting, a gathering that brought religious leaders together in the same Italian town. Although the pope will not attend this year's event, the anniversary remains the central focus of the occasion. The November trip to Latin America, which remains on the schedule, is a separate matter in the reports available.