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- 2026.07.12:
Fr. Michele Morandi (50) was consecrated as Bishop of FaenzaâModigliana (Italy) - 2026.07.11:
Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (70) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland - 2026.07.11:
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (81), resigned as Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) - 2026.07.11: Archbishop Josef GrĂŒnwidl (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), was appointed as Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria)
- 2026.07.11:
Bishop Claude Hamelin (74) resigned as Bishop of Saint-JeanâLongueuil (Canada) - 2026.07.11: Bishop Martin LalibertĂ©, P.M.E. (61), succeeded as Bishop of Saint-JeanâLongueuil (Canada)
- 2026.07.11:
Fr. Aguia Jean Martial Arnaud KouamĂ© (49) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Sutunurca and Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan (Cote dâIvoire) - 2026.07.11:
Fr. Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji (48), Priest of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Tacarata and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) - 2026.07.11:
Fr. Emilio Biosca AgĂŒero, O.F.M. Cap. (61), was consecrated as Bishop of Venice (USA)
Necrology
- 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 - 2026.07.04: Bishop Adriano Caprioli, Bishop emeritus of Reggio EmiliaâGuastalla (Italy), passed away at 90
- 2026.07.02: Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti, Bishop emeritus of Alba (Italy), passed away at 84
- 2026.07.02:
Bishop Juan Frausto Pallares, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of LeĂłn (Mexico), passed away at 84 - 2026.07.01:
Mr. Roger Joseph Vangheluwe, Bishop emeritus of Brugge (Belgium), passed away at 89 - 2026.06.30: Bishop JoaquĂn Gimeno Lahoz, Bishop emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), passed away at 77
- 2026.06.30: Msgr. Vincent Timothy Kelly, Priest of Miami (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 92
Papal Audiences
- 2026.07.03:
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, 
Archbishop Thibault Verny, 
Bishop Luis Manuel AlĂ Herrera, 
Bishop Mikel GarciandĂa Goñi, 
Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani, 
Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archbishop Inåcio Saure, I.M.C., Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, 
Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. - 2026.07.02: Cardinal Ăngel Sixto Rossi, S.J., Bishop Michele Di Tolve,
Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino) - 2026.07.01:
Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Cardinal Diego Rafael PadrĂłn SĂĄnchez, Cardinal Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Sr. Simona Brambilla, I.S.M.C., Cardinal Ăngel FernĂĄndez Artime, S.D.B., Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti - 2026.06.30:
Patriarch RaphaĂ«l Bedros XXI Minassian, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Cardinal BĂ©chara Pierre RaĂŻ, Cardinal DieudonnĂ© Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp., Archbishop James Robert Golka, Cardinal Roberto Repole - 2026.06.29: Cardinal Grzegorz RyĆ, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Archbishop Shane Anthony Mackinlay, Archbishop Mark Steven Rivituso, Archbishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu, Archbishop Alberto Sy Uy, Archbishop JĂșlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C., Archbishop Andrzej Przybylski, Archbishop Charles Duval, C.SS.R., Archbishop Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I., Archbishop Elias Frank, Archbishop Josef GrĂŒnwidl, Archbishop David William Valencia Antonio, Archbishop Susai Jesu, O.M.I., Archbishop Stephen Andrew Hero, Archbishop Luciano Maza HuamĂĄn, Archbishop Ronald Aldon Hicks, Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Archbishop Marco AurĂ©lio Gubiotti, Archbishop JosĂ© Roberto Fortes Palau, Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, Archbishop JosĂ© Armando Ălvarez Cano, Archbishop Stanislav PĆibyl, C.SS.R., Archbishop James Robert Golka, Archbishop James Francis Checchio, Archbishop Francesco Antonio Soddu, Archbishop Luis Augusto Campos FlĂłrez, Archbishop François Sylla, Archbishop MĂĄrio AntĂŽnio da Silva, Archbishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo AgbĂ©menya Gaglo, Archbishop Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, Archbishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., Archbishop Michele Autuoro, Archbishop Giampaolo Dianin
Feasts
| Saint Benedict, abbot Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Le Puy-en-Velay, QuĂ©bec) Saint Pius I, pope and martyr (Extraordinary Form) Saturday in the 14á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time (Subiaco) The Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday (Extraordinary Form, Subiaco) |
| 15á”Ê° Sunday in Ordinary Time 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form, Ambrosian) Saint Bruno of Querfurt, bishop and martyr (ĆomĆŒa) |
| Monday in the 15á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Saint Henry Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (LeiriaâFĂĄtima, SalernoâCampagnaâAcerno, VelletriâSegni) Feria: 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Monday in the Week after the 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Our Lady of Bistrica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kotor, Srijem) Saint Andrzej Zorard and Saint Benedict, monks (Poland) Saint Clelia Barbieri, virgin (Bologna) Saint Henry and Saint Cunegonde (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, BolzanoâBressanone) Saint Mildred, abbess (Southwark) Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes, virgin (Chile, Venezuela) Saint Viventiolus and Saint Hippolytus, monks and bishops (Saint-Claude) |
| Tuesday in the 15á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (OrihuelaâAlicante, Ăvila) Blessed Gaspar de Bono, priest (Mallorca, Valencia) Blessed Hroznata, martyr (Czechia) Blessed Ignacio de Azevedo, priest, and companions, martyrs (Bayonne, Pamplona y Tudela, San SebastiĂĄn) Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church (Extraordinary Form, Islas Canarias, San CristĂłbal de La Laguna) Saint Francisco Solano, priest (Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, CĂłrdoba) Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin (USA) Saint Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, religious (Benevento) Saint Vincent Madelgarius, abbot (Cambrai, Tournai) Tuesday in the Week after the 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) |
| Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Digne, Jerusalem) Blessed Bernard of Baden (Speyer) Blessed Ignacio de Azevedo, priest, and companions, martyrs (Islas Canarias, San CristĂłbal de La Laguna, Toledo) Saint Andrew Nguyá» n Kim ThĂŽng, martyr (Quy Nhon) Saint Henry, emperor and confessor (Extraordinary Form) Saint Swithun, bishop (Norway, Portsmouth) Wednesday in the 15á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time (Norway, Speyer, Toledo) |
| Thursday in the 15á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Mount Carmel Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Kotor, OstravaâOpava, Saint John, New Brunswick, SantarĂ©m) Blessed Irmengard, abbess (MĂŒnchen und Freising) Feria: 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Liechtenstein, Chur) Saint Monulph and Saint Gondulph, bishops (Hasselt) Thursday in the Week after the 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) |
| Friday in the 15á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Orange, Saint-Boniface, Segovia, Vallo della Lucania) Blessed Carmelites of CompiĂšgne, virgins and martyrs (BelfortâMontbĂ©liard, Paris) Blessed CzesĆaw and Saint Hyacinth, priests (Czechia) Blessed Gregorio Escribano, martyr (Calahorra y La CalzadaâLogroño) Blessed Ignacio de Azevedo, priest, and companions, martyrs (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Portugal) Blessed Nicolau Dinis and Blessed Bento de Castro, martyrs (BragançaâMiranda) Blessed Pavel GojdiÄ, bishop and martyr (Hungary) Feria: 7á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OstravaâOpava) Saint Alexius, confessor (Extraordinary Form) Saint Andrzej Zorard and Saint Benedict, monks (Hungary, Slovakia) Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church (Digne, Portsmouth) Saint Eutropius, Saint Zosima and Saint Bonosa, martyrs (PortoâSanta Rufina) Saint Fredegand of Deurne, abbot (Antwerpen, Namur) Saint Generosus of Tivoli, martyr (Tivoli) Saint Justa and Saint Rufina, virgins and martyrs (Sevilla) Saint Leo IV, pope (CivitavecchiaâTarquinia) Saint Livarius of Marsal, martyr (Metz) Saint Marcellina, virgin (Ambrosian) Saint Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, religious (LancianoâOrtona) Saint Speratus and companions, martyrs of Scillium (Algeria, Tunisia, Rabat) Saint Vitalian of Osimo, bishop (AnconaâOsimo) |
Martyrology
| Saint Benedict, abbot Saint Pius I, pope Saint Marcian, martyr at Iconium Saint Marciana, virgin and martyr Saint LĂ©once le Jeune, bishop of Bordeaux Saint Drostan, abbot Saints Placidus, martyr, and Sigisbert, abbot Saint Hydulphe, chorbishop Saint Abundio, priest Saint Olga, princess of Kyiv Blessed Bertrand, abbot of Grandesilve Saint Kjeld, priest and canon regular Blesseds Thomas Hunt (Benstead) and Thomas Sprott (Parker), priests and martyrs of England Blesseds PĂ©lagie de Saint-Jean-Baptiste Bes, ThĂ©otiste du Saint-Sacrement PĂ©lissier, Saint-Martin Blanc and Saint-Sophie de BarbĂ©gie dâAlbrĂšde, virgins and martyrs of France Saints Anna An Xingshi, Maria An Guoshi, Anna An Jiaoshi and Maria An Linghua, virgins and martyrs of China |
| Saints Proclus and Hilarion, martyrs Saints Fortunato and Ermacora, martyrs Saints Nabore and Felice, martyrs Saint Paterniano, bishop of Fano Saint Viventiole, bishop of Lyons Saint Giovanni Gualberto Visdomini, founder and abbot of Vallombrosa Saint Leone, abbot of Cava Blessed David Gonson, knight of Malta, martyr of England Saint John Jones, Franciscan priest and martyr of England Blesseds Matthias Araki HyĆzaemon and 7 companions, martyrs of Japan Blesseds Rose de Saint-Xavier Talieu, Marthe du Bon-Ange Cluse, Marie de Saint-Henri de Justamond and Saint-Bernard de Romillon, virgins and martyrs of France Saint Ignacio Clemente Delgado CebriĂĄn, Dominican, bishop and vicar apostolic of Eastern Tonking, martyr of Vietnam Saint AnĂȘ LĂȘ Thá» ThĂ nh (ĂĂȘ), martyr of Vietnam Saint PhĂȘrĂŽ Khan, priest and martyr of Vietnam |
| Saint Henry, Holy Roman Emperor Saint Esdras, prophet, Jewish priest Saint Silas, missionary with Saint Paul Saint Serapion, martyr at Alexandria of Egypt Saint Myrope, martyr at Chios Saints Alexander and 30 companions, martyrs at Philomelium Saint Eugenio, bishop of Carthage Saint Thurian, bishop abbot of Dol Blessed Giacomo da Varazze, Dominican, bishop of Genova Blessed Thomas Tunstal (Helmes), Benedictine priest, martyr of England Blesseds Louis-Armand-Joseph Adam and BarthĂ©lemy Jarrige de la Morelie de Biars, priests and martyrs of France Blesseds Madeleine de la MĂšre de Dieu VerchiĂšre and 5 companions, virgins and martyrs of France Saint Clelia Barbieri, founder of the Little Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows Blessed Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri, priest, founder of the Sisters of the Servers of Mary Saint Paulus Liu Jinde, martyr of China Saint Iosephus Wang Kuiju, martyr of China Blessed Mariano de JesĂșs Euse Hoyos, priest in Colombia |
| Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest, founder of the Camillians Saint Ottaziano, bishop of Brescia Saint Vincent de Soignies, Benedictine abbot Saint Marcellinus, priest and monk Blessed Hroznata, Premonstratensian priest and martyr Saint Toscana, hospitaller Blessed Angelina, founder of the Franciscan monastery of Foligno Blessed Gaspar de Bono ManzĂłn, Minim priest Saint Francis Solanus, Franciscan priest Blessed Richard Langhorne, martyr of England Blessed GhĂ©brÄ Michele, Vincentian priest, martyr of Ethiopia Saint Ioannes Wang Kuixin, martyr of China |
| Deposition of Saint Bonaventure, cardinal bishop of Albano and doctor of the Church Saints Eutropio, Zosima and Bonosa, martyrs Saint Felix, bishop of Thibiuca and martyr Saint Catulinus, deacon, and companions, martyrs at Carthage Saints Philip and 10 companions, martyrs at Alexandria of Egypt Saint Abudimus, martyr Saint Jacob, bishop of Nisibis Saint Plechelmus, bishop of Roermond Saint Gumbert, founder of the abbey of Ansbach Saint Joseph, archbishop of Thessalonica Saint Atanasio, bishop of Naples Saint Vladimir, prince of Kyiv Saints Ansverus, abbot of Ratzeburg, and 28 companions, martyrs at Ratzeburg Saint David, bishop of Munktorp Blessed CzesĆaw OdrowÄ ĆŒ, Dominican priest Blessed Bernhard II, margrave of Baden Blesseds InĂĄcio de Azevedo, priest, and 38 companions, Jesuit religious, martyrs of Spain Saint Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, Piarist priest Blessed Michel-Bernard Marchand, priest and martyr of France Saint PhĂȘrĂŽ Nguyáșżn BĂĄ Tuáș§n, priest and martyr of Vietnam Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny Saint AnrĂȘ Nguyá» n Kim ThĂŽng (NÄm ThuĂŽng), martyr of Vietnam Blessed Antoni Beszta-Borowski, priest and martyr of Poland |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Antiochus, martyr Saint Athenogenes, chorbishop and martyr Saint Helier, hermit Saints Monulphe and Gondulphe, bishops of Maastrict Saints Renelde, virgin, Grimoald and Gondulphe, martyrs Saint Sisenando, deacon and martyr at Cordoba Blessed Irmgard, abbess Blessed Simão da Costa, Jesuit religious and martyr of Spain Saint Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mårtires, bishop of Braga Blesseds John Sugar (Cox), priest, and Robert Grissold, martyrs of England Blesseds André de Soveral, Jesuit priest, and Domingos Carvalho, martyrs of Brazil Blesseds Nicolas Savouret and Claude Beguignot, priests and martyrs of France Blesseds Aimée-de-Jésus de Gordon and 6 companions, virgins and martyrs Saint Marie-Madeleine Postel, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools Saints Lang Yangshi, catechumen, and his son Paulus Lang Fu, martyrs of China Saint Teresia Zhang Heshi, martyr of China |
| Saints Speratus, Narzal, Cythinus, Veturius, Felix, Acyllinus, LÊtantius, Januaria, Generosa, Vestina, Donata and Secunda, martyrs Saint Hyacinth, martyr at Amastris Saints Justa and Rufina, virgins and martyrs at Seville Saint Marcellina, virgin at Milan Saint Alessio di Roma Saint Théodose, bishop of Auxerre Saint Ennodio, bishop of Pavia Saint Frédegand, monk Saint Cynehelm, martyr of England Saint Leo IV, pope Saint Coloman, pilgrim Saints Andrew Zorard and Benedict of Szkalka, hermits Saint Hedwig of Poland, queen of Poland Blesseds ThérÚse de Saint-Augustine Lidoine and 15 companions, Carmelite virgins, martyrs of France Saint Petrus Liu Zeyu, martyr of China Blessed Pavel Peter Gojdic, bishop of Preƥov of the Slovaks, martyr of Slovakia |
Celebrations
- 2026.01.10 â 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
- 2026.07.12: Sea Sunday 2026
- 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 â 2026.09.28: Apostolic Journey to France
- 2026.09.27: World Tourism Day 2026
- 2026.09.27: 112á”Ê° World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2026
- 2026.10.16: World Food Day 2026
Commemorations
- 2026.07.12: 4á”Ê° centenary, Death of Blessed Petrus Araki ChobyĆe, Blessed Matthias Araki HyĆzaemon, Blessed Catharina, Blessed Monica, Blessed Ludovicus Onizuka, Blessed Ioannes Onizuka Naizen, Blessed Susanna and Blessed Ioannes Tanaka (1626)
- 2026.07.12: 1Ëąá” anniversary, Beatification of Lycarion (2025)
- 2026.07.13: Centenary, Death of Blessed Mariano de JesĂșs Euse Hoyos (1926)
- 2026.07.14: 90á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed Gertrudis Llamazares FernĂĄndez (1936)
- 2026.07.15: 225á”Ê° anniversary, Signing of Concordat between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII (1801)
- 2026.07.15: 175á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey (1851)
- 2026.07.18: Centenary, Death of Blessed Tiburcio Arnåiz Muñoz (1926)
- 2026.07.18: 90á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed AgustĂn AlcalĂĄ Henke and Blessed Sabino HernĂĄndez Laso (1936)
- 2026.07.18: 90á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed StanisĆawa Ulma (1936)
- 2026.07.18: 80á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed Alfons Tracki (1946)
Jubilarians
- 2026.07.12:
Bishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R. (49), Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), celebrates 25 years as priest - 2026.07.12:
Cardinal BĂ©chara Pierre RaĂŻ (86), Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon and President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East, celebrates 40 years as bishop - 2026.07.12: Archbishop Francesco Canalini (90), Titular Archbishop of Valeria, celebrates 40 years as bishop
- 2026.07.12:
Bishop Guillermo Dela Vega Afable (75), Bishop of Digos (Philippines), celebrates 25 years as bishop - 2026.07.13:
Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara (82), Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo (Ethiopia), celebrates 50 years as priest - 2026.07.13:
Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera (92), Bishop emeritus of Canelones (Uruguay), celebrates 40 years as bishop
Major Papal Documents
- 2026.06.24: Motu Proprio Confirma fratres tuos On the revision of the Apostolic Constitution âIn Ecclesiarum Communioneâ
- 2026.05.20: Law âStatutes of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minorsâ
- 2026.05.15: Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence
- 2026.01.21: Law âStatutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academyâ
- 2025.12.11: Apostolic Letter âOn the importance of Archaeology on the occasion of the Centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeologyâ
Curial Documents
- 2026.07.02: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Decree âOn the excommunication of the bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius Xâ
- 2026.07.02: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note âExplanatory Note on the decree of excommunication of the bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius Xâ
- 2026.06.24: Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Message âFor Sea Sunday 2026â
- 2026.05.13: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note âOn the future episcopal ordinations of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius Xâ
- 2026.03.04: International Theological Commission, Document âOn Christian anthropology in the face of some future scenarios for humanityâ
Minor Papal Documents
- 2026.06.29: Letter To the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X
- 2026.06.25: Letter âChirograph approving the new statute of the Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF)â
- 2026.06.24: Message For the Caritas Internationalis Health gathering Caritas Internationalis (Castel Gandolfo)
- 2026.06.19: Message For the 50á”Ê° anniversary of the Steubenville Summer Youth Conferences
- 2026.06.16: Message For the 10á”Ê° Austrian World Summit
Papal Speeches
- 2026.07.04: Homily âMass (Lampedusa)â
- 2026.06.30: Speech To the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
- 2026.06.29: Homily âMass and Blessing of the Sacred Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paulâ
- 2026.06.27: Speech âExtraordinary Consistoryâ
- 2026.06.26: Speech âExtraordinary Consistory: Opening Sessionâ
- 2026.06.26: Homily âConcelebration with the Cardinalsâ
- 2026.06.25: Speech To members of the âFederazione Italiana Nuotoâ, the Italian Swimming Federation
- 2026.06.25: Speech To members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
- 2026.06.24: Speech To a group of writers for the 100á”Ê° anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House
- 2026.06.22: Speech âVisit to the Headquarters of the World Food Programme (WFP)â
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