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Pope Leo XIV’s Audience at First-Ever “Church of the Sheaves” Gathering Cancelled: Nigerian Vatican Official

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Pope Leo XIV cancelled his scheduled audience with participants of the Church of the Sheaves conference in Rome due to his recovery from surgery.

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, the Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, informed attendees on Thursday, October 22, that the audience planned for Saturday, October 24, would not take place. The Archbishop noted that the Pope is recovering from a surgery performed on October 13 and asked the participants to pray for the Pope's health and strength.

The conference is currently being held at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. It brings together scholars, Church leaders, and pastoral workers to discuss mission as a reciprocal relationship. This first gathering of the initiative seeks to improve missionary training and encourage collaboration between churches in the Global North and the Global South. The program also addresses how Catholic communities can respond to migration, demographic changes, and new pastoral realities.

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