News

• 2024.04.27: Fr. Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. (64), was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
• 2024.04.27: Fr. Moïse Tinguiano (46) was consecrated as Bishop of Boké (Guinea)
• 2024.04.27: Fr. Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. (57), was consecrated as Bishop of David (Panama)
• 2024.04.25: Msgr. Timothy Francis Menezes (53), Priest of Birmingham (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thugga and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)
• 2024.04.25: Canon Richard Adrian Walker (63), Priest of Birmingham (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Mortlach and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)
• 2024.04.24: Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano (75) resigned as Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)
• 2024.04.24: Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. (62), Bishop of Caicó (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)
• 2024.04.24: Fr. Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (50), was consecrated as Bishop of Kurnool (India)
• 2024.04.23: Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. (56), resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sosnowiec (Poland)
• 2024.04.23: Bishop Artur Ważny (57), Titular Bishop of Mazaca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Sosnowiec (Poland)
• 2024.04.23: Fr. José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez (48), Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Vergi and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)
• 2024.04.23: Fr. Vicente Martín Muñoz (54), Priest of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Valliposita and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Necrology

• 2024.04.26: Bishop Peter William Ingham, Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia), passed away at 83
• 2024.04.15: Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia), passed away at 91
• 2024.04.10: Fr. Martin James Chambers, Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland), passed away at 59
• 2024.04.04: Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 94
• 2024.04.03: Bishop Vitus Huonder, Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 81
• 2024.04.02: Abbot Primate Notker D. Wolf, O.S.B., Abbot Primate emeritus of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines), passed away at 83
• 2024.04.01: Bishop José Trinidad González Rodríguez, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico), passed away at 80
• 2024.03.31: Bishop Zbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M., Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic), passed away at 72

Papal Audiences

• 2024.04.27: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B.
• 2024.04.26: Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Bishop Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, S.O.D.
• 2024.04.25: Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński
• 2024.04.22: Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, Br. Hervé Zamor, F.I.C.P.
• 2024.04.20: Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Archbishop Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Fr. Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J., Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo, Dr. Pierantonio Piatti, Bishop Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B.

Feasts

Martyrology

Celebrations

• 2024.04.28: Pastoral Visit to Venice
• 2024.05.12: World Communications Day 2024
• 2024.05.18: Pastoral Visit to Verona
• 2024.05.24: Day of Prayer for the Church in China 2024
• 2024.05.25 – 2024.05.26: World Day of Children
• 2024.07.14: Sea Sunday 2024
• 2024.07.28: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2024
• 2024.09.01: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2024
• 2024.09.03 – 2024.09.06: Apostolic Journey to Indonesia
• 2024.09.06 – 2024.09.09: Apostolic Journey to Papua New Guinea

Commemorations

• 2024.04.28: 50ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of Mary Frances Schervier (1974)
• 2024.04.29: 125ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Miguel Borrego Amo (1899)
• 2024.05.01: 150ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Ángel María Rodamilans Canals (1874)
• 2024.05.02: 150ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Ildefonso de Armellada Pérez Arias (1874)
• 2024.05.02: 40ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Sandra Sabattini (1984)
• 2024.05.03: 950ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Saint Theodosius of Pečerska (1074)
• 2024.05.04: 5ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of María Concepción “Conchita” Cabrera Arias de Armida (2019)
• 2024.05.06: 450ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Pope Innocent X (1574)
• 2024.05.06: 40ᵗʰ anniversary, Canonisation of Martyrs of Korea (1984)
• 2024.05.06: 1ˢᵗ anniversary, Beatification of María de la Concepción Barrecheguren y García (2023)

Jubilarians

• 2024.04.29: Bishop John Buckley (84), Bishop emeritus of Cork and Ross (Ireland), celebrates 40 years as bishop
• 2024.05.01: Bishop Alain Clément Amiézi (53), Bishop of Odienné (Cote d’Ivoire), celebrates 25 years as priest
• 2024.05.01: Archbishop Barry James Hickey (88), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Perth (Australia), celebrates 40 years as bishop
• 2024.05.01: Bishop Joseph Kaithathara (84), Bishop emeritus of Gwalior (India), celebrates 25 years as bishop
• 2024.05.01: Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv. (79), Bishop emeritus of Piracicaba (Brazil), celebrates 25 years as bishop
• 2024.05.01: Bishop Kiro Stojanov (65), Bishop of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje of the Macedonians (North Macedonia) and Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia), celebrates 25 years as bishop

Major Papal Documents

• 2024.03.27: Motu Proprio “Amending the law on the judicial order, to the law on provisions for the professional dignity and economic treatment of Ordinary Magistrates of the Court and the office of the Promoter of Justice and the General Regulations of the Pension Fund”
• 2024.03.19: Law “Regulations of the Chapter of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major”
• 2024.03.19: Law “Statute of the Chapter and the Canons of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major”
• 2024.02.28: Motu Proprio Munus Tribunalis Amending the law on Apostolic Signatura
• 2024.01.24: Law “Procedure regarding reports pursuant to art. 7 of the Statute of the Office of the Auditor General”

Curial Documents

• 2024.04.02: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration Dignitas Infinita “On human dignity”
• 2024.03.19: Secretariat of State, Decree “Rescript on the Canons and Coadjutor Canons of Saint Mary Major”
• 2024.03.14: Synod of Bishops, Document “How to be a synodal Church in mission?”
• 2024.03.14: Synod of Bishops, Document “Study Groups on questions arising in the First Session of the 16ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to deepen in collaboration with the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia”
• 2024.03.11: Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Message “To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2024”

Minor Papal Documents

• 2024.04.21: Message For the 61ˢᵗ World Day for Vocations (2024)
• 2024.03.31: Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2024”
• 2024.03.27: Letter To the Catholics of the Holy Land
• 2024.03.26: Message To the faithful of Rosario
• 2024.03.25: Message To young people for the 5ᵗʰ anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Christus Vivit”

Papal Speeches

• 2024.03.30: Homily “Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter”
• 2024.03.28: Homily “Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Rebibbia women’s prison)”
• 2024.03.28: Homily “Holy Chrism Mass”
• 2024.03.16: Speech To the managers and staff of the “Bambino Gesù” Pediatric Hospital
• 2024.03.16: Speech To the members of the “Mons. Camillo Faresin” Foundation, of Maragnole di Breganze (Vicenza)
• 2024.03.15: Speech To participants in the Plenary of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World)
• 2024.03.14: Speech To the participants in the meeting on indigenous peoples, promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences
• 2024.03.08: Speech To participants in the course on the Internal Forum organized by the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary
• 2024.03.08: Homily “Celebration of Reconciliation (Parish of San Pio V all’Aurelio)”
• 2024.03.07: Speech To the participants in the International Conference “Women in the Church: Builders of humanity”