Given the diplomatic status of the Vatican IF something was to involve the Pope they would probably leave him in place with restrictions and 0 news.
Anything along this level of activity needs to be carefully vetted for “noise”, normal failure activity, old stories capitalized on by douchebag click hunters (the HAM radio piece comes to mind there), ANYTHING more than one hop outside of close acquaintances and associates, etc...
We will probably not have any “official” acknowledgements until we have the physical upper hand outside of events like high profile deaths or vessels captured or destroyed in flight (any type, fleeing).