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2026.06.29: Bishop Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (56), Titular Bishop of Burca and Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Yopal (Colombia)
2026.06.29: Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (78) resigned as Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
2026.06.29: Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (59), Titular Bishop of Materiana, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), Apostolic Administrator of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka, was appointed as Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
2026.06.27: Fr. Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50) was consecrated as Bishop of Francistown (Botswana)
2026.06.27: Fr. Przemysław Tomasz Szulc (48) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cufruta and Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin (Poland)
2026.06.26: Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (77) resigned as Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)
2026.06.26: Fr. Edmond Yawo Amekuse (58), Priest of Kpalimé (Togo), was elected Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)
2026.06.24: Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.J. (72), resigned as Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)
2026.06.24: Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. (62), succeeded as Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)
2026.06.24: Fr. Johannes Zehe (62), Priest of Hamburg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ Sirenses and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)
2026.06.24: Fr. Anand David Xalxo (50), Priest of Ranchi (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi (India)
2026.06.24: Bishop Krzysztof Chudzio (62), Titular Bishop of Marazanæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)
2026.06.24: Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (77), resigned as Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)
2026.06.24: Fr. Geraldo Ramírez Torres (58), Priest of Ponce (Puerto Rico), was elected Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

Necrology

2026.06.25: Msgr. Rafael Tobías Cruz González, Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 87
2026.06.24: Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia, Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador), passed away at 92
2026.06.24: Bishop Emilio Layon Bataclan, Bishop emeritus of Iligan (Philippines) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cebu (Philippines), passed away at 85
2026.06.22: Msgr. Francis Edward Walsh, Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 89
2026.06.20: Msgr. Lucas Ramón Torres, Priest of Ibiza (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93
2026.06.18: Msgr. Domenico Corona, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 73
2026.06.16: Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 95
2026.06.14: Msgr. Giovanni Battista Gandolfo, Priest of Albenga–Imperia (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Papal Audiences

2026.06.29: Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Archbishop Shane Anthony Mackinlay, Archbishop Mark Steven Rivituso, Archbishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu, Archbishop Alberto Sy Uy, Archbishop Júlio 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 Grünwidl, Archbishop David William Valencia Antonio, Archbishop Susai Jesu, O.M.I., Archbishop Stephen Andrew Hero, Archbishop Luciano Maza Huamán, Archbishop Ronald Aldon Hicks, Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Archbishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, Archbishop José Roberto Fortes Palau, Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, Archbishop José Armando Álvarez Cano, Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R., Archbishop James Robert Golka, Archbishop James Francis Checchio, Archbishop Francesco Antonio Soddu, Archbishop Luis Augusto Campos Flórez, Archbishop François Sylla, Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva, Archbishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo, Archbishop Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, Archbishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., Archbishop Michele Autuoro, Archbishop Giampaolo Dianin

Feasts

2026.06.28:	13ᵗʰ Sunday in Ordinary Time 5ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form, Ambrosian) Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles (Brazil, England, Scotland, Wales, København, Southern Arabia)
2026.06.29:	Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles Monday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time (Brazil, England, Scotland, Thailand, Wales, København, Southern Arabia) Saint Peter, apostle (Pécs)
2026.06.30:	Tuesday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Grand Falls, Joliette, Olomouc, Saint-Paul) Saint Martial of Limoges, bishop (Angoulême, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges, Poitiers, Tulle) Saint Otto of Bamberg, bishop (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Bolzano–Bressanone) Saint Paul, apostle (Extraordinary Form) Saint Peter, apostle (Extraordinary Form) Saint Vincent Đỗ Yến, priest and martyr (Bac Ninh) Tuesday in the Week after the 5ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Day of Prayer for modern martyrs of Yemen (Southern Arabia)
2026.07.01:	Wednesday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time All Holy Bishops of the Diocese (Blois) Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Westminster) Blessed Antonio Rosmini, priest (Novara, Trento) Blessed Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri, priest (Bologna) Blessed Nazju Falzon, religious (Malta) Blessed Peter Kibe and 187 companions, martyrs (Japan) Saint Austremonius, Saint Martial and Saint Ursinus, bishops (Moulins) Saint Bertrand of Le Mans, bishop (Bordeaux) Saint Calais and Saint Siviard, abbés (Laval) Saint Castus and Saint Secundinus, bishops and martyrs (Sessa Aurunca) Saint Cybard of Angoulême, priest (Angoulême) Saint Junipero Serra, priest (USA) Saint Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr (England, Ireland) Saint Otto of Bamberg, bishop (Poland) Saint Rumbold of Mechelen, bishop and martyr (Mechelen–Brussel) The Holy Monks and Abbots of Périgord: Sour, Amand and Vast (Périgueux) The Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Extraordinary Form, Liechtenstein, Valencia) Wednesday in the Week after the 5ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Canada Day (Canada)
2026.07.02:	Thursday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Discovery of Our Lady Liberatrix (Campobasso–Boiano) Blessed Eugénie Joubert, religious (Le Puy-en-Velay) Blessed Pierre of Luxembourg, bishop (Avignon, Metz, Nîmes, Verdun) Our Lady Queen of Families (Lithuania) Our Lady of Grace (Benevento, Teramo–Atri) Our Lady of Kodeń (Siedlce) Our Lady of Licheń (Włocławek) Our Lady of Tuchów (Tarnów) Our Lady of the Rock (Gaeta) Our Lord Crucified of Osimo (Ancona–Osimo) Saint Gall of Clermont, bishop (Clermont) Saint Lidanus of Antena, abbot (Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno) Saint Marcellus and Saint Anastasius, martyrs (Bourges) Saint Monegundis of Chartres, religious (Chartres, Tours) Saint Theobaldus of Provins, priest and hermit (Vicenza) Saints Processus and Martinian, martyrs (Extraordinary Form) The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Extraordinary Form, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Bolzano–Bressanone) Thursday in the Week after the 5ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian)
2026.07.03:	Saint Thomas, apostle Friday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time (São Tomé and Príncipe) Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr (Extraordinary Form)
2026.07.04:	Saturday in the 13ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Elizabeth of Portugal The Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday Saturday in the Week after the 5ᵗʰ Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) All Holy Bishops of the Diocese (Hasselt) All Holy Supreme Pontiffs (Haiti) Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Caltagirone, Caserta, Kraków, Tarragona) Blessed Catherine Jarrige, virgin (Saint-Flour) Blessed Maria Crocifissa Curcio, religious (Porto–Santa Rufina) Ordination of Saint Martin, bishop (Tours) Our Lady of Refuge (Mexico) Saint Alberto Quadrelli, bishop (Cremona) Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest (Vic) Saint Bernardino Realino, priest (Carpi) Saint Castus and Saint Secundinus, bishops and martyrs (Gaeta) Saint Castus of Trivento, bishop and martyr (Trivento) Saint Cesidius of Fossa, priest and martyr (L’Aquila) Saint Heliodorus of Altino, bishop (Venezia) Saint Laurian of Seville, bishop and martyr (Bourges, Sevilla) Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati (Novara, Torino) Saint Procopius of Sázava, abbot (Czechia) Saint Ulrich of Augsburg, bishop (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Bolzano–Bressanone, Chur, Strasbourg) Saint Valentine de Berrio-Ochoa, bishop and martyr (Bilbao, San Sebastián) Independence Day (USA)

Martyrology

2026.06.28:	Saint Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, martyr and doctor of the Church Saints Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Serenus, Rhais, Potamiana and Marcella, martyrs of Alexandria of Egypt Saint Paul I, pope Saint Argimiro, martyr Saint Heimerad, priest and hermit Saint John Southworth, priest and martyr of England Saint Vincenza Gerosa, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere Saints Lucia Wang Cheng, Maria Fan Kun, Maria Chi Yu and Maria Zheng Xu, martyrs of China Saint Maria Du Zhaoshi, martyr of China Blesseds Severian Baranyk and Yakym Sen’kiv’skyi, Basilian priests of Saint Josaphat, martyrs of Ukraine
2026.06.29:	Saints Peter and Paul, apostles Saint Siro, bishop of Genoa Saint Cassio, bishop of Narni Saint Hemma, widow Blessed Ramon Llull, Franciscan tertiary and martyr in Palma Saints Paulus Wu Anju, Ioannes Baptista Wu Mantang and Paulus Wu Wanshu, martyrs of China Saints Maria Du Tianshi and Magdalena Du Fengju, martyrs of China
2026.06.30:	The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Saint Basilides, martyr at Alexandria of Egypt Saint Martial, bishop of Limoges Saint Bertrand, bishop of Le Mans Saint Erentrudis, first abbess of Nonnberg Saint Teobaldo, priest and hermit Saint Ladislaus, king of Hungary Saint Otto, bishop of Bamberg Saint Adolfo, bishop of Osnabrück Blessed Philip Powel (Morgan), Benedictine priest, martyr of England Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, Redemptorist priest Saint Vinh-Sơn Ðỗ Yến, Dominican priest and martyr of Vietnam Saints Raimundus Li Quanzhen and Petrus Li Quanhui, martyrs of China Blessed Zynovii Kovalyk, Redemptorist priest, martyr of Ukraine Blessed Vasyl’ Vsevolod Velychkovs’kyi, auxiliary bishop of Lviv, martyr
2026.07.01:	Saint Aaron, prophet and high priest Saint Martin, bishop of Vienne Saint Domitien, abbot Saint Thierry, priest Saint Cybard, priest Saint Jaoua, bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon Saint Carilef, abbot Blesseds George Beesley and Montfort Scott, priests and martyrs of England Blessed Thomas Maxfield, priest and martyr of England Saint Oliver Plunkett, bishop of Armagh and martyr of England Blesseds Léonard Duverneuil, Discalced Carmelite priest, and Pierre-Yrieix Labrouhe de Laborderie, canon, martyrs of France Blessed Nazju Falzon, priest of Malta Saint Zhang Huailu, martyr of China Saints Justino Orona Madrigal and Atilano Cruz Alvarado, priests and martyrs of Mexico Blessed Jan Nepomucen Chrzan, priest and martyr at Dachau
2026.07.02:	Saints Processo and Martiniano, martyrs Saints Liberatus, Boniface, Servus, Rusticus, Rogatus, Septimus and Maximus, martyrs Saint Monégonde, anchorite Saint Swithun, bishop of Winchester Saint Lidano, founder and abbot of Santa Cecilia at Sezze Blessed Pierre de Luxembourg, bishop of Metz Blesseds Giovanni Becchetti and Pietro Becchetti, Augustinian Hermit priests Saint Bernardino Realino, Jesuit priest Blessed Eugénie Joubert, virgin of the Congregation of Holy Family of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
2026.07.03:	Saint Thomas, apostle Saint Anatolius, bishop of Laodicea Saint Memnon, centurion, martyr Saints Mark and Mucian, martyrs Saint Heliodorus, bishop of Altino Saint Anatolius, bishop of Constantinople Saint Leo II, pope Saint Raymond Gayrard, widower Saint Giuse Nguyến Ðình Uyển, martyr of Vietnam Saint Philiphê Phan Văn Minh, priest and martyr of Vietnam Blessed María Ana Mogas Fontcuberta, virgin, founder of the Missionary Franciscans of the Mother of Divine Shepherd Saints Petrus Zhao Mingzhen and Ioannes Baptista Zhao Mingxi, martyrs of China
2026.07.04:	Saint Elizabeth, queen of Portugal Saint Jucundian, martyr Saint Laureano, martyr Saint Florent, bishop of Cahors Saint Valentin, priest and hermit Saint Berthe, abbess Saint Andrea, bishop of Gortina Saint Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg Blessed Boniface of Savoy, archbishop of Canterbury Blessed Giovanni da Vespignano Blesseds John Cornelius, Jesuit priest, Thomas Bosgrave, John Carey and Patrick Salmon, martyrs of England Blesseds William Andleby, priest, Henry Abbot, Thomas Warcop and Edward Fulthrop, martyrs of England Saint Antoine Daniel, Jesuit priest and martyr of Canada Blessed Caterina Jarrige, virgin and Dominican tertiary Saint Cesidio Giacomantonio, Franciscan priest and martyr of China Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, Dominican tertiary Blessed Józef Kowalski, martyr at Auschwitz

Jubilarians

2026.06.29: Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (83), Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (83), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Patriarch Fouad Twal (85), Patriarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine), former President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, former President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Archbishop Francesco Cacucci (83), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari, celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (86), Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibambilla (Peru), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (87), Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Felice Di Molfetta (86), Bishop emeritus of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Hansjörg Hofer (74), Titular Bishop of Abziri and Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (Austria), celebrates 50 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (99), Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador), celebrates 75 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (87), Bishop emeritus of Chalatenango (El Salvador), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84), Titular Bishop of Respecta and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia), celebrates 60 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Alois Schwarz (74), Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria), celebrates 50 years as priest
2026.06.29: Bishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (98), Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil), celebrates 70 years as priest

Major Papal Documents

2026.05.15: Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence
2026.01.21: Law “Statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academy”
2025.12.11: Apostolic Letter “On the importance of Archaeology on the occasion of the Centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology”
2025.12.08: Apostolic Letter Una fedeltà che genera futuro On the 60ᵗʰ anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees Optatam Totius and Presbyterorum Ordinis
2025.11.23: Motu Proprio “Regulations for the Staff of the Roman Curia”

Curial Documents

2026.03.04: International Theological Commission, Document “On Christian anthropology in the face of some future scenarios for humanity”
2026.01.10: Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Special Jubilee Year for the 8ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi”
2025.11.25: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note “On the Value of Matrimony as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging”
2025.11.04: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note Mater Populi Fidelis “On some Marian titles regarding Mary’s cooperation in the work of salvation”
2025.11.03: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curial Letter “On the alleged apparitions of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Dozulé”

Minor Papal Documents

2026.06.13: Message “World Day of the Poor 2026: “The Lord is the refuge of the poor””
2026.06.12: Message To priests on the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
2026.06.07: Message For the 6ᵗʰ World Apostolic Congress on Mercy on the Theme “Let Us Build the City of Mercy” (Vilnius)
2026.05.30: Message For the 16ᵗʰ National Symposium on Families in Aparecida (Brazil)
2026.05.27: Letter “Chirograph for the establishment of the Steering and Supervisory Commission for the Foundation ‘Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza – Work of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.’”

Papal Speeches

2026.06.12: Speech “Meeting with organizations working for the Integration of Migrants (Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna, Tenerife)”
2026.06.12: Speech “Meeting with migrants (Las Raíces Center, Tenerife)”
2026.06.12: Homily “Mass (port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife)”
2026.06.11: Speech “Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious, Seminarians and Pastoral Workers (Cathedral of Saint Anne, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)”
2026.06.11: Speech “Meeting with organizations working with Migrants (port of Arguineguín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)”
2026.06.11: Homily “Mass (Gran Canaria Stadium)”
2026.06.10: Speech “Meeting with Diocesan Charity and Welfare Organizations (Church of Sant Agustí, Barcelona)”
2026.06.10: Speech “Recitation of the Holy Rosary (Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat)”
2026.06.10: Speech “Visit (Penitential Center Brians 1, Barcelona)”
2026.06.10: Homily “Mass (Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona)”