News

• 2026.04.01: Bishop Michael Fabian McCarthy (75) resigned as Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)
• 2026.04.01: Bishop Daniel Joseph Meagher (64), Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)
• 2026.04.01: Dr. Paola Fanelli was appointed as Personnel Director of Secretariat for the Economy
• 2026.04.01: Dr. Teresa Morris Kettelkamp (74) resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
• 2026.03.30: Archbishop Petar Rajič (66), Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household
• 2026.03.30: Dr. Susan Lynn Bissell was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
• 2026.03.30: Mr. Laurent Delvolvé was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
• 2026.03.30: Archbishop Paolo Rudelli (55), Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State
• 2026.03.30: Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra (66), Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Necrology

• 2026.03.26: Bishop William Francis Murphy, Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA), passed away at 85
• 2026.03.25: Bishop Burchell Alexander McPherson, Bishop emeritus of Montego Bay (Jamaica), passed away at 74
• 2026.03.24: Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai (India), passed away at 74
• 2026.03.22: Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giustino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam), passed away at 92
• 2026.03.12: Bishop Joachim Wanke, Bishop emeritus of Erfurt (Germany), passed away at 84
• 2026.03.04: Bishop Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Melo (Uruguay), passed away at 94
• 2026.03.04: Bishop Timothy Anthony McDonnell, Bishop emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA), passed away at 88
• 2026.03.03: Bishop David Eugene Fellhauer, Bishop emeritus of Victoria (USA), passed away at 86

Papal Audiences

• 2026.04.01: Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.
• 2026.03.30: Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Bishop Francesco Oliva, Bishop Fausto Tardelli, Bishop Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I.
• 2026.03.27: Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp., Bishop Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell, Archbishop Charles Edward Tamba, Bishop Henry Aruna, Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma, Bishop Andrew Jagaye Karnley, Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah, Archbishop Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe
• 2026.03.26: Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Bishop Franco Lovignana
• 2026.03.23: Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Msgr. José Luis Díaz-Mariblanca Sánchez (戴旭華), Archbishop James Francis Checchio, Archbishop Nelson Jesus Perez

2026.04.03 Friday2026.04.04 Saturday2026.04.05 Sunday2026.04.06 Monday2026.04.07 Tuesday2026.04.08 Wednesday2026.04.09 Thursday

Feasts

Martyrology

Celebrations

• 2026.01.10 – 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
• 2026.04.02 – 2026.04.05: Triduum 2026
• 2026.04.13 – 2026.04.15: Apostolic Journey to Algeria
• 2026.04.15 – 2026.04.18: Apostolic Journey to Cameroon
• 2026.04.18 – 2026.04.21: Apostolic Journey to Angola
• 2026.04.21 – 2026.04.23: Apostolic Journey to Equatorial Guinea
• 2026.04.26: World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2026
• 2026.05.08: Pastoral Visit to Pompei and Napoli
• 2026.05.17: World Communications Day 2026
• 2026.05.23: Pastoral Visit to Acerra

Liturgical Booklets of Papal Celebrations

• 2026.04.03: Liturgical Booklet “Celebration of the Lord’s Passion”
• 2026.04.03: Liturgical Booklet “Way of the Cross”
• 2026.04.04: Liturgical Booklet “Paschal Vigil”
• 2026.04.05: Liturgical Booklet “Easter Sunday”

Commemorations

• 2026.04.04: 175ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of Lorenzo da Ripafratta (1851)
• 2026.04.06: 3ʳᵈ centenary, Birth of Saint Gerardo Maiella (1726)
• 2026.04.06: 150ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Fernando de Pablos Fernández (1876)
• 2026.04.06: 125ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901)
• 2026.04.10: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Gaetana Tolomeo (1936)
• 2026.04.11: 80ᵗʰ anniversary, Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in China (1946)
• 2026.04.13: 40ᵗʰ anniversary, Canonisation of Francesco Antonio Fasani (1986)
• 2026.04.16: Bicentenary, Birth of Blessed Antoine Chevrier (1826)
• 2026.04.17: 5ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of Cistercian Marytrs of Casamari (2021)
• 2026.04.18: 850ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Saint Galdino (1176)

Jubilarians

• 2026.04.06: Archbishop Romulo Geolina Valles (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Davao (Philippines), celebrates 50 years as priest
• 2026.04.07: Cardinal Ernest Simoni (97), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala, celebrates 70 years as priest
• 2026.04.08: Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (95), Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil), celebrates 70 years as priest
• 2026.04.09: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference, celebrates 50 years as priest
• 2026.04.10: Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo (85), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hermosillo (Mexico), celebrates 60 years as priest

Major Papal Documents

• 2026.01.21: Law “Statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academy”
• 2025.12.11: Apostolic Letter “On the importance of Archaeology on the occasion of the Centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology”
• 2025.12.08: Apostolic Letter Una fedeltà che genera futuro On the 60ᵗʰ anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees Optatam Totius and Presbyterorum Ordinis
• 2025.11.23: Motu Proprio “Regulations for the Staff of the Roman Curia”
• 2025.11.23: Motu Proprio “General Regulations of the Roman Curia”

Curial Documents

• 2026.03.04: International Theological Commission, Document “On Christian anthropology in the face of some future scenarios for humanity”
• 2026.01.10: Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Special Jubilee Year for the 8ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi”
• 2025.11.25: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note “On the Value of Matrimony as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging”
• 2025.11.04: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note Mater Populi Fidelis “On some Marian titles regarding Mary’s cooperation in the work of salvation”
• 2025.11.03: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curial Letter “On the alleged apparitions of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Dozulé”

Minor Papal Documents

• 2026.03.20: Message For the installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury
• 2026.03.19: Message For the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia
• 2026.03.18: Message “On the passing of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Abkhazia and Bichvinta”
• 2026.03.17: Message To participants in the 6ᵗʰ Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)
• 2026.03.13: Message For the International Day of Mathematics

Papal Speeches

• 2026.04.02: Homily “Mass of the Lord’s Supper”
• 2026.04.02: Homily “Chrism Mass”
• 2026.03.30: Speech To members of the Illinois Municipal League
• 2026.03.30: Speech To the Monastic Community of the Abbey of Santa Scolastica in Subiaco, the Monastic Community of the Abbey of Santa Maria del Monte in Cesena, and the Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of Santa Scolastica in Bari
• 2026.03.30: Speech To members of the Italian Ausilia Foundation
• 2026.03.29: Homily “Passion of the Lord – Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem and Holy Mass”
• 2026.03.28: Speech “Meeting with Young People and Catechumens (in front of the Church of Sainte-Dévote)”
• 2026.03.28: Speech “Courtesy Visit to the Prince of Monaco (Prince’s Palace of Monaco)”
• 2026.03.28: Homily “Mass at the Louis II Stadium”
• 2026.03.28: Homily “Meeting with the Catholic Community at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception”