 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |  |
Date | Commemoration | Type | Anniversary |
| 01.22 | Death of Pope Benedict XV (1922) | Pope | 80 years |
| 02.06 | Election of Pope Pius XI (1922) | Pope | 80 years |
| 02.12 | Coronation of Pope Pius XI (1922) | Pope | 80 years |
| 02.21 | Creation of Jorge Bergoglio as Cardinal (2001) | Pope | 1 year |
| 03.10 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Korea (1962) | Church Event | 40 years |
| 03.14 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Namibia (1994) | Church Event | 8 years |
| 03.16 | Death of Archbishop John Bede Polding, O.S.B., first Bishop of Australia (1877) | Person | 125 years |
| 03.25 | Encyclical Redemptoris Mater (1987) | Papal Document | 15 years |
| 03.25 | Encyclical Evangelium vitæ (1995) | Papal Document | 7 years |
| 03.26 | Death of Ludwig van Beethoven (1827) | Person | 175 years |
| 03.26 | Encyclical Populorum progressio (1967) | Papal Document | 35 years |
| 04.07 | Birth of Pope Clement XII (1652) | Pope | 350 years |
| 04.14 | Sinking of the Titanic (1912) | World Event | 90 years |
| 04.16 | Birth of Pope Benedict XVI (1927) | Pope | 75 years |
| 05.20 | Establishment of the Pontifical Council for Culture (1982) | Church Event | 20 years |
| 05.25 | Encyclical Ut unum sint (1995) | Papal Document | 7 years |
| 05.28 | Episcopal consecration of Pope Benedict XVI (1977) | Pope | 25 years |
| 06.26 | Creation of Karol Józef Wojtyła as Cardinal (1967) | Pope | 35 years |
| 06.27 | Founding of the first diocese in Bolivia (1552) | Church Event | 450 years |
| 06.27 | Creation of Joseph Ratzinger as Cardinal (1977) | Pope | 25 years |
| 06.27 | Episcopal consecration of Jorge Bergoglio (1992) | Pope | 10 years |
| 08.06 | Encyclical Veritatis splendor (1993) | Papal Document | 9 years |
| 09.11 | September 11 attacks (2001) | World Event | 1 year |
| 09.14 | Encyclical Fides et ratio (1998) | Papal Document | 4 years |
| 09.17 | Birth of Pope Paul V (1552) | Pope | 450 years |
| 10.06 | Birth of Matteo Ricci (1552) | Person | 450 years |
| 10.11 | Opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962) | Ecumenical Council | 40 years |
| 10.17 | Birth of Pope John Paul I (1912) | Pope | 90 years |
| 11.29 | First Apparition of Our Lady of Beauraing (1932) | Marian Apparition | 70 years |
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