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2026.07.21: Fr. Nick Argel Vaquilar (56) was consecrated as Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines)
2026.07.18: Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. (80), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, President of Interdicastery Commission on Articificial Intelligence and Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Canada)
2026.07.18: Fr. Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I. (56), was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Rundu (Namibia)
2026.07.16: Fr. Jean Miguina, O.F.M. Cap. (47), was elected Bishop of Sarh (Chad)
2026.07.16: Bishop Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J. (75), resigned as Bishop of Sarh (Chad)
2026.07.16: Bishop Albert Hemrom (57), Bishop of Dibrugarh (India), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati (India)
2026.07.16: Fr. Rubén de la Cruz Martínez (60) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Theudalis and Auxiliary Bishop of León (Mexico)
2026.07.16: Fr. Ramón Orozco Muñoz (52) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tiguala and Auxiliary Bishop of León (Mexico)
2026.07.16: Bishop Donal McKeown (76) resigned as Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)
2026.07.16: Bishop Michael Router (61), Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)

Necrology

2026.07.19: Bishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Rajkot of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 93
2026.07.17: Bishop Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, Bishop emeritus of La Vega (Dominican Republic), passed away at 88
2026.07.13: Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony, Bishop emeritus of Miarinarivo (Madagascar), passed away at 98
2026.07.09: Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), passed away at 69
2026.07.08: Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey, Protosyncellus emeritus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine), passed away at 85
2026.07.07: Msgr. Neal T. Dolan, Priest of San Diego (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 88
2026.07.05: Msgr. Mile Vidović, Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 90
2026.07.04: Bishop Adriano Caprioli, Bishop emeritus of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy), passed away at 90
2026.07.04: Msgr. John R. Ossola, Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Papal Audiences

Feasts

2026.07.20:	Monday in the 16ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Apollinaris, bishop and martyr Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Brugge, Burgos) Blessed Ceslaus Odrowąż, priest (Poland) Blessed Rita Dolores Pujalte and Blessed Francisca Aldea, virgins and martyrs (Madrid, Orihuela–Alicante, Sigüenza–Guadalajara) Monday in the Week after the 8ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Saint Bridget, religious (Bologna, Ravenna–Cervia, San Marino–Montefeltro) Saint Elijah, prophet (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jerusalem, Đakovo–Osijek) Saint Jerome Emiliani, confessor (Extraordinary Form) Saint José María Díaz Sanxurso, bishop and martyr (Lugo) Saint Librada, virgin and martyr (Sigüenza–Guadalajara) Saint Lucanus of Sabiona, bishop (Belluno–Feltre) Saint Léon-Ignace Mangin, priest, and companions, martyrs (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Saint Margaret of Antioch, virgin and martyr (Extraordinary Form, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Bolzano–Bressanone, Gaeta, Viterbo) Saint Paul Denn and Saint Rémi Isoré, priests and martyrs (Lille) Saint Severus of Cassino, bishop (Montecassino) Saint Thorlak, bishop (Norway, Sweden, Helsinki, København) Saint Vulmar, hermit (Lille)
2026.07.21:	Tuesday in the 16ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church Blessed Dominic Barberi of the Mother of God, priest (Benevento) Blessed Simón Reynés, priest, and companions, martyrs (Mallorca) Our Lady of Civita (Gaeta) Our Lady of Consolation of Carpinello (Nola) Saint Alberico Crescitelli, priest and martyr (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Saint Apollinaris, bishop and martyr (Poland) Saint Arbogast of Strasbourg, bishop (Strasbourg) Saint Jeremiah, prophet and martyr (Jerusalem) Saint Praxedes, virgin (Extraordinary Form) Saint Victor of Marseille, martyr (Marseille) Tuesday in the Week after the 8ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian)
2026.07.22:	Saint Mary Magdalene
2026.07.23:	Thursday in the 16ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Bridget, religious Saint Apollinaris, bishop and martyr (Extraordinary Form, Bologna, Carpi, Köln, Ravenna–Cervia, San Marino–Montefeltro) Saint Liborius, bishop and confessor (Extraordinary Form) Saint Sharbel Makhluf, priest (Argentina) The Heavenly Birthday of Saint Bridget, religious (Sweden) Translation of the Relics of the Three Holy Magi (Köln)
2026.07.24:	Friday in the 16ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Sharbel Makhluf, priest All Holy Martyrs of the Diocese (Hexham and Newcastle) Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Valleyfield) Blessed Antonio Lucci, bishop (Trivento) Blessed Antonio Turriani, priest, and Blessed Placidus of Roio, religious (L’Aquila) Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Guadalajara (Getafe, Madrid, Sigüenza–Guadalajara, Tarazona, Zaragoza) Blessed Cristobal of Saint Catherine, priest (Córdoba) Blessed José Sala Picó, priest, and companions, martyrs (Urgell) Blessed Louise of Savoy, religious (Saint-Claude) Blessed Margarita Maturana, virgin (Bilbao) Blessed Modestino of Jesus and Mary, priest (Aversa) Blessed Nicéforo de Jesús y María and companions, martyrs (Palencia) Blessed Pedro Ruiz de los Paños, priest and martyr (Plasencia) Blessed Pedro Ruiz de los Paños, priest, and companions, martyrs (Valladolid) Feria: 8ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Friday in the Week after the 8ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Saint Bernard, religious, Saint Mary and Saint Gracia, martyrs (Valencia) Saint Christina Mirabilis, virgin (Hasselt) Saint Christina, virgin and martyr (Extraordinary Form, Acireale, Agrigento, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Catania, Cefalù, Mazara del Vallo, Monreale, Nicosia, Noto, Orvieto–Todi, Palermo, Patti, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Siracusa, Trapani) Saint Christopher, martyr (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Bolzano–Bressanone) Saint Declan, bishop (Ireland) Saint Francisco Solano, priest (Argentina, San Francisco) Saint Irundine, Saint Romola and Saint Redenta, virgins (Palestrina) Saint John Cassian, abbot (Marseille) Saint Kinga, virgin (Hungary, Poland) Saint Meneleus of Menat, abbot (Clermont) Saint Olga of Kiev (Russia, Ukraine) Saint Sisenandus of Badajoz, deacon and martyr (Mérida–Badajoz) Saint Valerian of Cimiez, bishop (Nice) Saints Wandregisel, Godon and Balderic, religious (Verdun) The Discovery of Our Lady of Terzito (Acireale, Agrigento, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Catania, Cefalù, Mazara del Vallo, Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela, Monreale, Nicosia, Noto, Palermo, Patti, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Siracusa, Trapani)
2026.07.25:	Saint James, apostle Saint Christopher, martyr (Extraordinary Form)
2026.07.26:	17ᵗʰ Sunday in Ordinary Time 9ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form, Ambrosian) Saint Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Extraordinary Form, Opole, Veszprém) Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Caserta) Saint Venera, virgin and martyr (Acireale)

Martyrology

2026.07.20:	Saint Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna Saint Elijah, prophet Blessed Joseph Barsabbas, apostle Saint Margaret, virgin and martyr Saint Frumentius, bishop in Ethiopia Saint Aurelius, bishop of Cathage Saint Wulmar, priest in France Saint Pablo, deacon and martyr at Cordoba Blessed Bernardo, bishop of Hildesheim Saints Magdalena Yi Yŏng-hŭi, Theresia Yi Mae-im, Martha Kim Sŏng-im, Lucia Kim, Rosa Kim, Anna Kim Chang-gŭm and Maria Wŏn Kwi-im, virgins, and Ioannes Baptista Yi Kwang-nyŏl, martyrs of Korea Saint José María Díaz Sanjurjo, Dominican, bishop and vicar apostolic of Central Tonking, martyr of Vietnam Saints Léon-Ignace Mangin and Paul Denn, Jesuit priests, and Maria Zhu Wushi, martyrs of China Saint Petrus Zhu Rixin, martyr of China Saint Maria Fu Guilin, martyr of China Saints Maria Zhao Guoshi, Rosa Zhao and Maria Zhao, martyrs of China Saint Xi Zhuzi, martyr of China Blesseds Rita Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Pujalte Sánchez and Francisca del Corazón de Jesús Aldea Araújo, virgins of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of Spain
2026.07.21:	Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Capuchin priest and doctor of the Church Saint Victor, martyr at Marseille Saints Simeon the Holy Fool and John of Emessa, hermits Saint Praxedes, virgin Saint Arbogast, bishop of Strasbourg Blessed Gabriel Pergaud, priest and martyr of France Saint Alberico Crescitelli, PIME priest, martyr of China Saint Iosephus Wang Rumei, martyr of China
2026.07.22:	Saint Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord Saint Plato, martyr at Ancyra Holy martyrs of Massilitani Saint Cyril, bishop of Antioch Saint Anastasius, monk in Caucasas Saint Wandregesilus, abbot of Fontenelle Saint Ménelée, abbot Saint Girolamo, bishop of Pavia Saint Gualtero, founder of the House of Mercy in Lodi Blessed Agostino de Fango, Dominican priest Birth of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd, priests and martyrs of England Blessed Jacques Lombardie, priest and martyr of France Saints Anna Wang, virgin, Lucia Wang Wangshi and her son Andreas Wang Tianqing, martyrs of China Saint Maria Wang Lishi, martyr of China
2026.07.23:	Saint Bridget, religious, founder of the Bridgettines nuns Saint Ezekiel, prophet Passion of Saint Apollinare, bishop of Ravenna, martyr Saint Severus, martyr at Vize in Thracia Saint Jean Cassien, priest at Marseille Saint Valerian, bishop of Cimiez Blessed Giovanna, virgin of Third Order Dominicans Blesseds Nicéforo de Jesús y María Díez Tejerina, Passionist priest, and 5 companions, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain Blesseds Germán de Jesús y María Pérez Jiménez, Pasisonist priest, and 8 companions, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain Blesseds Pedro Ruiz de los Paños y Ángel and José Sala Picó, Diocesan Labourer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of Spain Blessed Krystyn Gondek, Franciscan priest and martyr at Dachau Blessed Vasil Hopko, auxiliary bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks, martyr in Slovakia
2026.07.24:	Saint Charbel Makhlouf, Baladite priest Saint Cristina, virgin and martyr Saint Vittorino, martyr Saint Fantino il Vecchio, hermit in Calabria Saint Euphrasia, virgin at Thebaide Saint Declan, first bishop of Ardmore Saint Ségolène, Benedictine nun Saints Boris and Gleb, martyrs Saint Balduino, Cistercian, founder and abbot of San Matteo at Rieti Blessed Christina the Astonishing, virgin Saint Kinga, princess of Hungary, Clarisse religious Blessed Giovanni Tavelli, bishop of Ferrara Translation of the Holy Magi Blessed Antonio da L’Aquila Torriani, Augustinian priest Blessed Louise de Savoie, widow, Cloettine Clarisse Blesseds Nicholas Garlick, Robert Ludlam and Richard Simpson, priests and martyrs of England Blessed Joseph Lambton, priest and martyr of England Saint John Boste, priest and martyr of England Saint José Fernández de Ventosa, Dominican priest and martyr of Vietnam Blessed Modestino di Gesù e Maria Mazzarella, Franciscan priest Blesseds María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja Martínez García, Teresa del Niño Jesús y de San Juan de la Cruz García y García and María Ángeles de San José Valtierra Tordesillas, Discalced Carmelite virgins, martyrs of Spain Blessed María Mercedes del Sagrado Corazón Prat y Prat, virgin of the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus, martyr of Spain Blessed Javier Bordás Piferer, Salesian priest and martyr of Spain
2026.07.25:	Saint James Major, apostle Saint Christopher, martyr at Lycia Saint Cucufato, martyr at Barcelona Saints Valentina, Thea and Paul, martyrs at Cesarea in Palestine Saint Olympias, widow Saint Magnerich, bishop of Trier Saints Beatus and Bantus, hermits at Trier Saint Glossinde, abbess Saint Teodomiro, monk and martyr at Cordoba Blessed Johannes Soreth, Carmelite priest Blessed Pietro da Mogliano Corradini, Franciscan priest Blesseds Rodolfo Acquaviva, Afonso Pacheco, Pietro Berno, António Francisco and Francisco Aranha, Jesuit religious, martyrs of India Blessed Antonio Lucci, Franciscan, bishop of Bovino Blessed Michel-Louis Brulard, Discalced Carmelite priest and martyr of France Saint Carmen de Jesús Salles y Barangueras, virgin, founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception for the Instruction of Children Blesseds Pedro del Corazón de Jesús Largo Redondo, Passionist priest, Félix de las Cinco Heridas Ugalde Irurzun and Benito de la Virgen de Villar Solana Ruiz, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain Blesseds Carlos Rubio Álvarez, Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Jerónimo Ochoa Urdangarín and Eloy Francisco Felipe Delgado Pastor, Hospitaller religious, martyrs of Spain Blessed Dionisio Pamplona Polo, Piarist priest, martyr of Spain Blesseds Deogracias de San Agustín Palacios y del Río, León de la Virgen del Rosario Inchausti y Minteguía, José de la Virgen de los Dolores Rada y Royo, Julián Benigno de San Nicolás de Tolentino Moreno y Moreno and José Ricardo del Sagrado Corazón Díez Rodríguez, Augustinian Recollect religious, martyrs of Spain Blessed Maria Teresa od Dzieciątka Jezus Kowalska, Capuchin Clarisse virgin, martyr of Poland
2026.07.26:	Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint Erastus, disciple of Saint Paul Saint Simeone, monk and hermit near Mantua Saint Austinde, bishop of Auch Blesseds Evangelista and Pellegrino, Augustinian priests Blessed Ugo degli Atti, Sylvestrine monk Blessed Camilla Gentili, martyr at San Severino Marche Blessed John Ingram, priest and martyr of England Blessed George Swallowell, martyr of England Blesseds Edward Thwing, Dominican, and Robert Nutter (Askew), priests and martyrs of England Blessed William Ward (Webster), priest and martyr of England Blessed Anrê Phú Yên, martyr of Vietnam Blesseds Marcel-Gaucher Labiche de Reignefort and Pierre-Joseph le Groing de la Romagère, priests, martyrs of France Blesseds Saint-Augustine Bonnet and 4 companions, Urlsuline virgins, martyrs of France Saint Bartolomea Capitanio, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Maria Bambina Saints Vicente de San Luis Gonzaga Pinilla e Ibáñez, Augustinian Recollect, and Manuel Martín y Sierra, priests and martyrs of Spain Saint Titus Brandsma, Carmelite priest and martyr at Dachau Saint George Preca, priest, founder of the Christian Doctrine Society

Celebrations

2026.01.10 – 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
2026.07.26: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2026
2026.08.06: Pastoral Visit to Assisi
2026.08.22: Pastoral Visit to Rimini
2026.09.01: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2026
2026.09.25 – 2026.09.28: Apostolic Journey to France
2026.09.27: World Tourism Day 2026
2026.09.27: 112ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2026
2026.10.16: World Food Day 2026
2026.10.18: World Mission Sunday 2026

Commemorations

Jubilarians

2026.07.21: Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cusco (Peru), celebrates 25 years as bishop
2026.07.22: Bishop Vincenzo Rimedio (98), Bishop emeritus of Lamezia Terme (Italy), celebrates 75 years as priest
2026.07.25: Bishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón (76), Bishop emeritus of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela), celebrates 50 years as priest
2026.07.26: Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (85), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Barranquilla (Colombia), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.07.28: Bishop Samuel Nkuah-Boateng (58), Bishop of Wiawso (Ghana), celebrates 25 years as priest