Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
by Pope Francis (2016.01.01)
Mass and Opening of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St Mary Major
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.01.01)
Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
by Pope Francis (2016.01.06)
To the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings
by Pope Francis (2016.01.11)
To an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the Feast of Saint Henrik
by Pope Francis (2016.01.18)
To the officers and agents of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican
by Pope Francis (2016.01.18)
Jubilee for those engaged in pilgrimage work and for rectors of shrines
by Pope Francis (2016.01.21)
Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
by Pope Francis (2016.01.22)
(related to Tribunal of the Roman Rota)
Vespers of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
(Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2016)
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.01.25)
To participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
by Pope Francis (2016.01.29)
(related to Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith)
To participants in the Jubilee for Consecrated Life
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
(Year of the Consecrated Life)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.01)
Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
(World Day for Consecrated Life 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.02)
Jubilee for Prayer Groups of Padre Pio
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.02.06)
Meeting with the Missionaries of Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.02.09)
Mass, blessing and imposition of the Ashes
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.02.10)
Greeting to journalists during the flight Rome-Havana
by Pope Francis (2016.02.12)
Meeting with authorities, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps (Mexico City)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.13)
Meeting with the Bishops of Mexico gathered (Cathedral, Mexico City)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.13)
Mass (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.13)
Visit to the Federico Gómez pediatric hospital (Mexico City)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.14)
Mass (area of the Study Centre of Ecatepec)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.14)
Meeting with families (Víctor Manuel Reyna stadium, Tuxtla Gutiérrez)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.15)
Mass with representatives of the indigenous communities of Chiapas (Municipal Sport Centre, San Cristóbal de Las Casas)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.15)
Greeting to children attending catechism classes (Cathedral of Morelia)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.16)
Meeting with young people (José María Morelos y Pavón stadium, Morelia)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.16)
Mass with priests, men and women religious, consecrated people and seminarians (Venustiano Carranza Stadium, Morelia)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.16)
Visit to the penitentiary (CeReSo n. 3, Ciudad Juárez)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.17)
Meeting with the world of labour (Bachilleres College, Ciudad Juárez)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.17)
Farewell greeting (Ciudad Juárez fair grounds)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.17)
In-Flight Press Conference from Mexico City to Rome
by Pope Francis (2016.02.17)
Jubilee for the Roman Curia
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.02.22)
To participants in the Congress on the Encyclical Deus Caritas Est of Benedict XVI on the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of its publication
by Pope Francis (2016.02.26)
To the Carabinieri Brigade of the Compagnia Roma-San Pietro (29 February 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.02.29)
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life
by Pope Francis (2016.03.03)
(related to Pontifical Academy for Life)
To participants in a course sponsored by the Apostolic Penitentiary
by Pope Francis (2016.03.04)
(related to Apostolic Penitentiary)
Penitential Celebration
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.03.04)
To participants in the course promoted by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
by Pope Francis (2016.03.12)
(related to Tribunal of the Roman Rota)
Prayer Vigil for the Jubilee of Divine Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.04.02)
Sunday of Divine Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.04.03)
Meeting with citizens and with the Catholic community. A remembering of the victims of migration
by Pope Francis (2016.04.16)
In-Flight Press Conference from Lesvos to Rome
by Pope Francis (2016.04.16)
To participants in the Convention of the Italian Diocesan Caritas
by Pope Francis (2016.04.21)
(related to Caritas Internationalis)
Jubilee for Young People
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.04.24)
To participants in the International Conference on the Progress of Regenerative Medicine and its Cultural Impact
by Pope Francis (2016.04.29)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
by Pope Francis (2016.05.02)
(related to Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians))
To participants in a colloquium with the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies of Amman, promoted by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
by Pope Francis (2016.05.04)
(related to Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue)
Prayer Vigil of Dry the Tears
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.05.05)
To participants in the International Conference of the Centesimus Annus pro Pontifice Foundation
by Pope Francis (2016.05.13)
To the Italian Episcopal Conference
by Pope Francis (2016.05.16)
(related to Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (C.E.I.))
At the presentation of the Letters of Credence by the Ambassadors of Estonia, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Thailand and Zambia accredited to the Holy See
by Pope Francis (2016.05.19)
To managers of the National Professionals League A Series and players of Juventus and Milan football teams
by Pope Francis (2016.05.20)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity (Don Orione)
by Pope Francis (2016.05.26)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Sons of Divine Providence
by Pope Francis (2016.05.27)
(related to Sons of Divine Providence)
Meeting with participants in the initiative ’Children’s Train’
by Pope Francis (2016.05.28)
To participants in the World Congress of the Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation
by Pope Francis (2016.05.29)
Jubilee for Deacons
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.05.29)
Spiritual retreat for the Jubilee for Priests: 1ˢᵗ meditation
(World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.02)
Spiritual retreat for the Jubilee for Priests: 2ⁿᵈ meditation
(World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.02)
Spiritual retreat for the Jubilee for Priests: 3ʳᵈ meditation
(World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.02)
To the Judges’ Summit on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
by Pope Francis (2016.06.03)
Jubilee for Priests
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
(World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.03)
To participants in the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies
by Pope Francis (2016.06.04)
To directors of the Orders of Physicians of Spain and Latin America
by Pope Francis (2016.06.09)
To participants in the Summer Course of the Vatican Observatory
by Pope Francis (2016.06.11)
To participants in the Convention for Persons with Disabilities, promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference
by Pope Francis (2016.06.11)
To participants in the Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Eastern Churches
by Pope Francis (2016.06.16)
Opening of the Pastoral Congress of the Diocese of Rome
by Pope Francis (2016.06.16)
(related to Papal See of Roma)
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
by Pope Francis (2016.06.17)
(related to Pontifical Council for the Laity)
Greeting to journalists during the flight to Yerevan
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.24)
Visit and prayer at the Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.24)
Meeting with the Civil Authorities and Diplomatic Corps (Presidential Palace, Yerevan)
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.24)
Ecumenical Meeting and Prayer for Peace (Republic Square, Yerevan)
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.25)
Participation in the Divine Liturgy (Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, Etchmiadzin)
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.26)
In-Flight Press Conference from Armenia to Rome
(Apostolic Journey to Armenia)
by Pope Francis (2016.06.26)
65ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
by Pope Francis (2016.06.28)
To the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
by Pope Francis (2016.06.28)
Mass and blessing of the Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops
by Pope Francis (2016.06.29)
To participants in the pilgrimage of poor from the French Dioceses of the Province of Lyon
by Pope Francis (2016.07.06)
Meeting with the Authorities, the Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps (courtyard of Wawel, Kraków)
by Pope Francis (2016.07.27)
Greetings to journalists on the flight to Krakow
by Pope Francis (2016.07.27)
Dialogue with Italian young people present at WYD
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.27)
Greetings to the faithful (Archbishop’s house, Kraków)
by Pope Francis (2016.07.27)
Welcoming ceremony by the young people (Jordan Park in Błonia, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.28)
Greetings to the faithful (from the window of Archbishop’s house, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.28)
Mass for the 1050ᵗʰ anniversary of the Baptism of Poland (near Częstochowa Shrine)
by Pope Francis (2016.07.28)
Visit to the Children’s University Hospital (UCH) in Prokocim, Kraków
by Pope Francis (2016.07.29)
Way of the Cross with the young people (Jordan Park, Kraków Błonia)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.29)
Greetings to the faithful (window of the Archbishop’s house, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.29)
Visit to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Kraków
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.30)
Prayer in the Basilica of St. Francis, Kraków
by Pope Francis (2016.07.30)
Prayer Vigil with the young people (Campus Misericordiae, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.30)
Mass with priests, men and women religious, consecrated persons and Polish seminarians (St. John Paul II Shrine, Kraków)
by Pope Francis (2016.07.30)
Meeting with the WYD volunteers and with the Organizing Committee and Benefactors (Tauron Arena, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.31)
In-flight press conference from Poland to Rome
by Pope Francis (2016.07.31)
Mass for World Youth Day (Campus Misericordiae, Kraków)
(World Youth Day 2016 (Kraków))
by Pope Francis (2016.07.31)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Preachers
by Pope Francis (2016.08.04)
(related to Order of Preachers (Dominicans))
Visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels
by Pope Francis (2016.08.04)
To participants in the World Congress of Cardiology ESC Congress 2016
by Pope Francis (2016.08.31)
Vespers on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
(World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2016)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.01)
Inauguration of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida in the Vatican Gardens
by Pope Francis (2016.09.03)
To participants in the Symposium sponsored by the Organization of American States and by the Institute of Inter-religious Dialogue (Buenos Aires)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.08)
To participants in the International Benedictine Abbots’ Conference
by Pope Francis (2016.09.08)
(related to Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines))
To participants in the Seminar of Studies for Bishops in the Mission Territories
by Pope Francis (2016.09.09)
To members of the European Confederation and World Union of Jesuit Alumni and Alumnae
by Pope Francis (2016.09.17)
(related to Society of Jesus (Jesuits))
For the 200ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Corps of the Gendarmerie
by Pope Francis (2016.09.18)
(related to Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State)
Visit to Assisi for the World Day of Prayer for Peace “Thirst for Peace. Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue”
by Pope Francis (2016.09.20)
To survivors and relatives of the victims of the attack in Nice
by Pope Francis (2016.09.24)
(related to Diocese of Nice)
Jubilee for Catechists
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.09.25)
To Workers of Catholic Organizations serving in Iraq, Syria and neighbouring territories
by Pope Francis (2016.09.29)
Greeting to journalists during the flight to Georgia
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.30)
Meeting with the Authorities, the Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps (Courtyard of the Presidential Palace)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.30)
Meeting with His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia (Patriarchal Palace)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.30)
Meeting with the Assyrian-Chaldean Community (Chaldean Church of St. Simon Bar Sabbae)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.09.30)
Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and Pastoral Workers (Church of the Assumption)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.01)
Meeting with the Church’s charity workers and those they assist (before the Assistance Centre of the Camillian Order)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.01)
Visit to the Svietyskhoveli Patriarchal Cathedral (Mskheta)
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.01)
Meeting with the Authorities (Heydar Aliyev Centre)
(Apostolic Journey to Azerbaijan)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.02)
Interreligious meeting with the Sheikh and with the Representatives of the different Religious Communities of the country
(Apostolic Journey to Azerbaijan)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.02)
In-Flight press Conference from Azerbaijan to Rome
(Apostolic Journey to Georgia)
(Apostolic Journey to Azerbaijan)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.02)
Mass (Church of the Immaculate in the Salesian Centre, Baku)
(Apostolic Journey to Azerbaijan)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.02)
To participants in the meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture on Sport and Faith
by Pope Francis (2016.10.05)
Vespers with the Archbishop of Canterbury, commemorating the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey
by Pope Francis (2016.10.05)
To the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates of the Anglican Communion
by Pope Francis (2016.10.06)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate
by Pope Francis (2016.10.07)
(related to Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates))
Mass for the Marian Jubilee
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.10.09)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate
by Pope Francis (2016.10.10)
To participants in the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions
by Pope Francis (2016.10.12)
To the members of the Italian National Association of Senior Workers
by Pope Francis (2016.10.15)
To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects
by Pope Francis (2016.10.20)
(related to Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects))
To participants in the International Conference on Pastoral Work for Vocations sponsored by the Congregation for the Clergy
by Pope Francis (2016.10.21)
(related to Dicastery for the Clergy)
To the 36ᵗʰ General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
by Pope Francis (2016.10.24)
(related to Society of Jesus (Jesuits))
To the Academic Community of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
by Pope Francis (2016.10.27)
(related to Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science)
To participants in the International Congress for the Episcopal Vicars and Delegates for Consecrated Life
by Pope Francis (2016.10.28)
To journalists during the flight to Sweden
by Pope Francis (2016.10.31)
Ecumenical event in Malmö Arena in Malmö
by Pope Francis (2016.10.31)
Common Ecumenical Prayer (Lutheran Cathedral of Lund)
by Pope Francis (2016.10.31)
In-Flight press Conference from Sweden to Rome
by Pope Francis (2016.11.01)
Mass for the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (Prima Porta Cemetery)
by Pope Francis (2016.11.02)
Mass for the repose of the souls of the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year
by Pope Francis (2016.11.04)
To participants in the World Meeting of Popular Movements
by Pope Francis (2016.11.05)
Mass of the Jubilee for Prisoners
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.11.06)
To the Second European Assembly of RENATE (Religious in Europe Networking against trafficking and exploitation)
by Pope Francis (2016.11.07)
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
by Pope Francis (2016.11.10)
(related to Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity)
To participants in the Jubilee for Socially Excluded People
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.11.11)
Jubilee for Socially Excluded People
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.11.13)
Greeting to participants in the Pilgrimage of the Dutch Dioceses
by Pope Francis (2016.11.15)
Meeting with Catholicos-Patriarch Gewargis III of the Assyrian Church of the East
by Pope Francis (2016.11.17)
To the Representative Council of Caritas Internationalis
by Pope Francis (2016.11.17)
(related to Caritas Internationalis)
To participants in the International Conference of the Christian Union of the Business Executives (UNIAPAC)
by Pope Francis (2016.11.17)
To participants in the Formation Course for Bishops on the new guidelines regarding marriage and annulments
by Pope Francis (2016.11.18)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 17 Cardinals
(Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 17 Cardinals)
by Pope Francis (2016.11.19)
Mass for the Closing of the Jubilee of Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.11.20)
To participants in the Colloquium promoted by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the “Islamic Culture and Relations Organization” (Teheran, Iran)
by Pope Francis (2016.11.23)
(related to Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue)
To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on: “Narcotics: problems and solutions to this global issue”
by Pope Francis (2016.11.24)
(related to Pontifical Academies of Sciences)
To participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontical Academy of Sciences
by Pope Francis (2016.11.28)
(related to Pontifical Academies of Sciences)
To the organizers and workers of the Jubilee of Mercy
(Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016))
by Pope Francis (2016.11.28)
Greeting to participants in the pilgrimage of French politicians elected in the Rhône-Alpes Region
by Pope Francis (2016.11.30)
To participants in the pilgrimage of French politicians elected in the Rhône-Alpes Region
by Pope Francis (2016.11.30)
To a delegation of Faithful from the Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus
by Pope Francis (2016.12.01)
(related to Apostolic Administration of Caucasus)
To participants in the 4ᵗʰ World Congress for the Pastoral Care of International Students, organised by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples
by Pope Francis (2016.12.01)
(related to Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People)
To participants in the Meeting of the International Catholic Rural Association (ICRA)
by Pope Francis (2016.12.10)
To the community of the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Apulia ’Pio XI’
by Pope Francis (2016.12.10)
Presentation of the letters of credence by the Ambassadors of Burundi, Fiji, Mauritius, Moldova, Sweden and Tunisia
by Pope Francis (2016.12.15)
To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
by Pope Francis (2016.12.22)
Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
by Pope Francis (2016.12.24)
Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year
by Pope Francis (2016.12.31)
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