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May 2016

02.05.2016
- To the Mercedarians on their eighth centenary: generous response to the needs of the world and the Church, and fidelity to your heritage
- Regina Coeli: the new presence of Jesus in history is the work of the Holy Spirit
- The Pope renews his appeal to observe the ceasefire in Syria and demands severe penalties for those who abuse minors
- Jubilee of Mercy: pilgrimage of street people
- Cardinal Parolin, papal legate at the National Congress of Mercy in Lithuania
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
03.05.2016
- Pope Francis to be awarded Charlemagne Prize on Friday 6 May
- 5 May: prayer vigil in St. Peter's Basilica to "dry the tears of physical or spiritual suffering"
- Jubilee of priests
- Other Pontifical Acts
- In memoriam
04.05.2016
- General audience: no distance can keep the shepherd from his lost sheep
- Francis reminds faithful that May is dedicated to the Virgin Mary
- The Pope praises the work of the Royal Institute for Inter-faith Studies in Amman
- Other Pontifical Acts
06.05.2016
- The Pope receives the Charlemagne Prize : "I dream of a Europe of which it will not be said that its commitment to human rights was its last utopia"
- The tears of the world: an ocean of desolation in need of consolation
- To the Confederation of Italian Cooperatives: witnesses of how faith inspires concrete efforts through history
- Message to Buddhists for Vesakh: together to foster ecological education
- Swearing-in of new recruits to the Swiss Guard
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
07.05.2016
- Audience with the president of the Swiss Confederation: special attention to migration policies in Europe
- The Pope receives the new Swiss Guards: be strong in faith and generous with people you meet
- Health is a universal right, and access to healthcare services cannot be a privilege, says the Pope to the members of Doctors with Africa (CUAMM)
- Fourth meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies: "We believe in the humanising and civilising role of our religions"
- Information on the trial for dissemination of reserved information and documents
- Cardinal Grocholewski, Pope's special envoy to the Shrine of Toruń
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
09.05.2016
- To the Circolo San Pietro: be instruments of God's tenderness, especially for the frailest and marginalised
- Regina Coeli: the Ascension, promise of our participation in the fullness of life before God
- Francis prays for mothers around the world
- Cardinal Parolin in Vilnius: the diplomacy of the Holy See at the service of peace
- Audiences
10.05.2016
- Day of friendship between Copts and Catholics: concern for Christian communities in the Middle East
- Funds raised by Holy See at Expo 2015 to create jobs for displaced Iraqis in Jordan
- Decrees for the Causes of Saints
11.05.2016
- General audience: Jesus' logic is not that of punishment and reward
- Greetings to pilgrims: Our Lady of Fatima invites us to prayer, penitence and conversion
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
12.05.2016
- The Holy See collaborates with the Italian Paralympic Committee in the Rio 2016 Olympics
- The IOR publishes its annual report: transparency, care for clients and compliance with international norms
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
13.05.2016
- Audience with the prime minister of Poland: promotion of the family and welcome for refugees
- To the Centesimus Annus pro-Pontefice Foundation: the fight against poverty is not only an economic problem, but above all a moral question
- The Pope meets with Superiors General: service not servitude, participation in decision-making and study of the female diaconate
- Programme of the Pope's apostolic trip to Armenia
- Holy Father's calendar for June to September
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
14.05.2016
- Jubilee audience: take pity on those who suffer
- The Pope's fifth Mercy Friday: visit to the mentally disabled
- Cardinal Grocholewski, Pope's special envoy to the Eucharistic Congress of Belarus
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
16.05.2016
- Message for the 90th World Mission Sunday: missionary Church, witness of mercy
- Mass for Pentecost: the work of salvation regenerates and frees from orphanhood
- Regina Coeli: being Christians does not mean adhering to a culture or a doctrine, but bonding our life to Jesus
- Information on the trial for dissemination of reserved information and documents
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
17.05.2016
- Telegram of condolences for the death of Cardinal Giovanni Coppa, noted Latin scholar and papal representative
- The Pope to Italian bishops: profile of a priest who is credible to his people
- Information on the trial for dissemination of reserved information and documents
- Other Pontifical Acts
18.05.2016
- General audience: to ignore the poor is to scorn God
- Francis greets Ukrainian children, orphans and refugees fleeing armed conflict, and celebrates the anniversary of St. John Paul II's birth
- Other Pontifical Acts
19.05.2016
- The Pope to new ambassadors: diplomacy is a privileged way of giving a voice to those who suffer violence and persecution
- Audiences
20.05.2016
- Message of condolences for the victims of the Egyptair crash
- Rescriptum ex Audientia: prior consultation with the Holy See for the erection of diocesan institutes
- The Pope receives Juventus and Milan players: give a positive message for all society through football
- Framework agreement between the Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Communiqué: new Custos of the Holy Land
- Communiqué
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
21.05.2016
- Audience with the president of Belarus: peaceful co-existence between Catholic and Orthodox communities
- Communiqué on articles regarding the “Third Secret of Fatima”
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
23.05.2016
- Audience with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar: common commitment by religious authorities and faithful for world peace and the rejection of violence and terrorism
- Angelus: the feast of the Most Holy Trinity invites us to commit ourselves in daily events
- Francis recalls Chinese faithful and asks for prayers for the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
- Audiences
- The Pope writes to the general secretary of the United Nations: lessons in humanity from the victims of war and persecution
24.05.2016
- Presentation of the World Meeting of Families
- The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar expresses hope that Muslims and Christians cooperate to save humanity from wars, poverty and ignorance
- Cardinal Parolin at the First World Humanitarian Summit
- Preventing and ending conflicts is the main aim of the international community
- Other Pontifical Acts
25.05.2016
- General audience: without prayer, faith falters
- Appeal for the return of missing children and for peace in Syria
- The Pope praises the Gemelli Hospital's "Perinatal Hospice" initiative
- Holy See Press Office communiqué on the IOR
- Holy See Press Office communiqué regarding the bankruptcy of the Italian company Edil Ars
- The Holy See at the 69th World Health Assembly: Catholic health institutions, committed to fighting neglected diseases
- Information on the trial for dissemination of reserved information and documents
27.05.2016
- Protection for life, migration, drug trafficking and the Church's contribution to society: key themes in Pope's audience with president of Costa Rica
- To the followers of St. Luigi Orione: servants of Christ and of the poor
- Condolences for the death of Cardinal Loris Capovilla, always faithful to the compass of Vatican Council II
- Corpus Christi: receive the broken bread of Jesus and distribute it to the hungry
- Pope's video message to German Catholics
- Cardinal Rivera Carrera, Pope's special envoy to Guatemala
- Audiences
28.05.2016
- Audience with the president of Singapore: importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue for peace in south-east Asia
- Jubilee of deacons
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
30.05.2016
- Meeting of the Holy Father with the heads of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia
- Pope Francis to Scholas Occurrentes: in dialogue, everybody wins
- Jubilee of deacons: apostles and servants open to the surprises of God
- Angelus: the Pope thanks deacons for their presence in the Church
- Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, special envoy at the National Eucharistic Congress of Portugal
- Audiences
31.05.2016
- Pope Francis' prayer intentions for June
- The Holy See at the FAO: wasted food is robbed from the poor and disadvantaged
- Other Pontifical Acts
- In memoriam