To the people of Rio de Janeiro for the 450ᵗʰ anniversary of the founding of the city
by Pope Francis (2015.01.01)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
To those who will be created Cardinals at the upcoming Consistory
(Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 20 Cardinals)
by Pope Francis (2015.01.04)
Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.01.06)
To participants in the meeting of the Presidents of the Doctrinal Commissions of the European Episcopal Conferences
by Pope Francis (2015.01.09)
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.01.11)
Apostolic Journey to Sri Lanka and Philippines
(Apostolic Journey to Sri Lanka)
(Apostolic Journey to the Philippines)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.01.12)
For the 49ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2015): Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love
(World Communications Day 2015)
by Pope Francis (2015.01.23)
Vespers on the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul
(Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2015)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.01.25)
To the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences and Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life concerning the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
by Pope Francis (2015.02.02)
(related to Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)
For the 19ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2015)
(World Day for Consecrated Life 2015)
by Pope Francis (2015.02.02)
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
(Year of the Consecrated Life)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.02.02)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals
(Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 20 Cardinals)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.02.14)
For the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the martyrdom of St. John Ogilvie, S.J.
by Pope Francis (2015.02.15)
For the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the discovery of the hidden Christians of Japan
by Pope Francis (2015.02.15)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki 長崎)
Mass with the new cardinals and the College of Cardinals
(Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 20 Cardinals)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.02.15)
Ash Wednesday
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.02.18)
Statutes of the new Economic Organisms
by Pope Francis (2015.02.22)
(related to Council for the Economy, Secretariat for the Economy)
To the Bishops of Nigeria
by Pope Francis (2015.03.02)
(related to Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria)
For the centenary of the founding of the Faculty of Theology
by Pope Francis (2015.03.03)
(related to Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina)
For the 650ᵗʰ anniversary of the University of Vienna
by Pope Francis (2015.03.12)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien)
To the President of the International Commission against the Death Penalty
by Pope Francis (2015.03.20)
Chirograph for the institution of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
by Pope Francis (2015.03.22)
(related to Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)
For the 5ᵗʰ centenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus
by Pope Francis (2015.03.28)
(related to Order of Discalced Carmelites (Teresian Carmelites))
For the 52ⁿᵈ World Day for Vocations (2015)
(World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2015)
by Pope Francis (2015.03.29)
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.03.29)
For the 91ˢᵗ National Day of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
by Pope Francis (2015.03.30)
(related to Catholic University of the Sacred Heart)
To the Jains on the feast of Mahavir Jayanti 2015
by Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (2015.03.31)
Chrism Mass
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.04.02)
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.04.03)
Way of the Cross
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.04.03)
Easter Vigil
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.04.04)
Easter Sunday
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.04.05)
Bull
Misericordiæ Vultus
Proclaiming the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2015.04.11)
Proclamation of St. Gregory of Narek as a Doctor of the Church
by Pope Francis (2015.04.12)
For the 100ᵗʰ anniversary of Metz Yeghern and proclamation of St Gregory of Narek as a Doctor of the Church
by Pope Francis (2015.04.12)
For the death of Professor Elio Toaff, Chief Rabbi emeritus of Rome
by Pope Francis (2015.04.20)
To the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church
by Pope Francis (2015.04.20)
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2015
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2015.04.20)
Statutes of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
by Secretariat of State (2015.04.21)
(related to Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)
To the Rome Caritas
by Pope Francis (2015.04.28)
(related to Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Internationalis)
For the solemn celebration of the 750ᵗʰ anniversary of the birth of the supreme poet Dante Alighieri
by Pope Francis (2015.05.04)
For the Consecration of the new Ecclesia Praepositura in Leipzig
by Pope Francis (2015.05.09)
(related to Diocese of Dresden–Meißen)
For 2ⁿᵈ centenary of the Coronation of Our Lady of Mercy
by Pope Francis (2015.05.10)
(related to Diocese of Savona–Noli)
To the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
by Pope Francis (2015.05.10)
Mass for the opening of the General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.05.12)
For the International Study Seminar “Coaches: Educating people”
by Pope Francis (2015.05.14)
(related to Pontifical Council for the Laity)
Mass and Rite of Canonisation of four Blesseds
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.05.17)
For the 3ʳᵈ Centenary of the Shrine of Our Miraculous Lady of Sinj
by Pope Francis (2015.05.20)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split–Makarska)
the inauguration ceremony of the recently-restored “conventual complex” of the Shrine of Maria-Radna
by Pope Francis (2015.05.20)
(related to Diocese of Timişoara)
For the 10ᵗʰ National Eucharistic Congress of Peru
by Pope Francis (2015.05.21)
For the International Conference “Women and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: The Challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals?”
by Pope Francis (2015.05.22)
Mass on Pentecost Sunday
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.05.24)
On the revisions of the Statutes of the Vatican Pension Fund
by Pope Francis (2015.05.28)
For the first millennium of foundation of the Cathedral of Strasbourg
by Pope Francis (2015.06.02)
(related to Archdiocese of Strasbourg)
For the vigil of the Apostolic Journey to Sarajevo
(Apostolic Journey to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
by Pope Francis (2015.06.02)
Corpus Christi - Mass, Procession and Benediction
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.06.04)
To participants in the 37ᵗʰ annual walking pilgrimage from Macerata to Loreto
by Pope Francis (2015.06.06)
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2015
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2015.06.12)
For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the Joint Working Group between the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
by Pope Francis (2015.06.23)
14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly – 2015
(14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops (2015.06.23)
For the 36ᵗʰ World Day of Tourism (2015)
by Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2015.06.24)
Establishing the Secretariat for Communications
by Pope Francis (2015.06.27)
(related to Dicastery for Communication)
For the funeral of Armenian Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX of Cilicia
by Pope Francis (2015.06.27)
(related to Patriarchal See of Cilicia)
For the vigil of the Apostolic Journey to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay
(Apostolic Journey to Ecuador)
(Apostolic Journey to Bolivia)
(Apostolic Journey to Paraguay)
by Pope Francis (2015.06.27)
Mass and imposition of the Pallium on new Metropolitan Archbishops
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.06.29)
Apostolic Journey to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay
(Apostolic Journey to Ecuador)
(Apostolic Journey to Bolivia)
(Apostolic Journey to Paraguay)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.07.05)
For the meeting “A day of reflection - United with God, we hear a cry”
by Pope Francis (2015.07.17)
For the 5ᵗʰ centenary of evangelization of Timor-Leste
by Pope Francis (2015.07.23)
Conceding ecclesiastical communion to the new Patriarch of Cilicia for Armenians
by Pope Francis (2015.07.25)
(related to Patriarchal See of Cilicia)
Establishing the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
(World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2015)
by Pope Francis (2015.08.06)
For the 1ˢᵗ anniversary of the arrival in Jordan of Iraqi refugees
by Pope Francis (2015.08.06)
(related to Patriarchal See of Jerusalem)
For the dedication of the new Cathedral of Créteil
by Pope Francis (2015.08.11)
(related to Diocese of Créteil)
For the closing celebrations for the 1500ᵗʰ anniversary of the founding of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice
by Pope Francis (2015.08.13)
(related to Territorial Abbacy of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune)
For the 5ᵗʰ National Eucharistic Congress of Bolivia
by Pope Francis (2015.08.13)
(related to Conferencia Epsicopal Boliviana (C.E.B.))
Motu Proprio
Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus
On the reform of canonical procedure for the annulment of marriage in the Code of Canon Law
by Pope Francis (2015.08.15)
Motu Proprio
Mitis et misericors Iesus
On the reform of canonical procedure for the annulment of marriage in the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches
by Pope Francis (2015.08.15)
For the 6ᵗʰ National Eucharistic Congress of Mexico (Monterrey)
by Pope Francis (2015.08.15)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey)
To the Synod of the Waldensian and Methodist Churches held in Torre Pellice
by Pope Francis (2015.08.23)
To participants in the International Meeting for Peace sponsored by the Community of Sant’Egidio
by Pope Francis (2015.08.29)
For the 14ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Columban
by Pope Francis (2015.08.30)
(related to Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio)
Indulgences conceded for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2015.09.01)
(related to Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation)
Liturgy of the Word on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
(World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2015)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.09.01)
Video message to the International Congress of Theology held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
by Pope Francis (2015.09.03)
(related to Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina)
For the Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) (Mount of the Beatitudes, Israel)
by Pope Francis (2015.09.11)
(related to Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.))
For the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna
by Pope Francis (2015.09.12)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien)
For the 102ⁿᵈ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2016)
(102ⁿᵈ World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2016)
by Pope Francis (2015.09.12)
For the closing celebrations of the First National Eucharistic Congress of the Czech Republic (Brno)
by Pope Francis (2015.09.17)
At the vigil of the Apostolic Journey to Cuba
by Pope Francis (2015.09.17)
To Gewargis III, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
by Pope Francis (2015.09.18)
Apostolic Journey to Cuba and USA
(Apostolic Journey to the USA and Visit to the United Nations)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.09.19)
For the 24ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2016)
by Pope Francis (2015.09.25)
For Lent 2016: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice (Mt 9:13)—The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee
by Pope Francis (2015.10.04)
For the 4ᵗʰ National Meeting of Missionary Groups (Santiago de Estero)
by Pope Francis (2015.10.10)
For the 60ᵗʰ anniversary of the Latin American Episcopal Council
by Pope Francis (2015.10.12)
(related to Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.))
For the 5ᵗʰ centenary of the arrival from Rome of the Sacred Image of the Madonna of Łask in the Shrine of the Archdiocese of Łodź
by Pope Francis (2015.10.12)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź)
On the reform of certain structures of the Roman Curia
by Pope Francis (2015.10.14)
Mass and Rite of Canonisation
(14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.10.18)
For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the Decree Apostolicam actuositatem
by Pope Francis (2015.10.22)
(related to Pontifical Council for the Laity)
Mass for the closing of the 14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.10.25)
For the conferral of an honorary doctorate to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
by Pope Francis (2015.10.26)
14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(14ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops (2015.10.26)
For the erection of the “Gravissimum educationis” Foundation
by Pope Francis (2015.10.28)
For the Conference on human trafficking organized by the “Santa Marta Group”
by Pope Francis (2015.10.28)
For the Global Christian Forum (Tirana)
by Pope Francis (2015.11.02)
(related to Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity)
For the celebration of the 5ᵗʰ centenary of the city of Cumana (Venezuela), where the evangelization of South America began
by Pope Francis (2015.11.09)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná)
Mass and Rite of episcopal ordination
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.11.09)
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2015
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2015.11.11)
For the National Eucharistic Congress of India
by Pope Francis (2015.11.12)
At the vigil of the Apostolic Journey to Kenya and Uganda
by Pope Francis (2015.11.23)
At the vigil of the Apostolic Journey to the Central African Republic
(Apostolic Journey to Central African Republic)
by Pope Francis (2015.11.23)
Apostolic Journey in Kenya, Uganda and Central African Republic
(Apostolic Journey to Central African Republic)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.11.25)
For the 53ʳᵈ World Day for Vocations (2016)
(World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2016)
by Pope Francis (2015.11.29)
To the Ecumenical Patriarch for the Feast of St. Andrew
by Pope Francis (2015.11.30)
Rescript on the implementation and compliance of new law for marriage annulment procedures
by Pope Francis (2015.12.07)
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2016: Overcome Indifference and Win Peace
by Pope Francis (2015.12.08)
Mass and Opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.08)
Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.12)
Rescript establishing the Pontifical Commission for the Activities of the Health Sector of Public Jurists of the Church
by Secretariat of State (2015.12.12)
(related to Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector)
Mass for the Opening of the Holy Door of St. John Lateran Basilica
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.13)
Christmas night Mass
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.24)
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2015
by Pope Francis (2015.12.25)
To the young people gathered in Valencia (Spain) for the meeting organized by the Taizé Community (Valencia)
by Pope Francis (2015.12.27)
(related to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia)
Feast of the Holy Family
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.27)
First Vespers of the Solemnity of the Mother of God
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2015.12.31)
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