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January 2017

01.01.2017
- Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God and the 50th World Day of Peace
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
02.01.2017
- Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the bishops on the Feast of the Holy Innocents
- Other Pontifical Acts
04.01.2017
- General audience
- Appeal by the Holy Father
- Other Pontifical Acts
05.01.2017
- Audience with the participants in the Congress promoted by the national Office for the Pastoral Care of Vocations of the Italian Episcopal Conference (Rome, 3-5 January 2017)
- Audience with the faithful from earthquake-afflicted areas of Central Italy
- Other Pontifical Acts
06.01.2017
- Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
07.01.2017
- Audiences
08.01.2017
- Francis baptises 28 children in the Sistine Chapel
- Angelus: the Baptism of Jesus, gentle and humble servant
- The Pope asks for help and prayers for the homeless during cold spell
09.01.2017
- The Pope to the members of the Diplomatic Corps: peace is a gift, a challenge and a commitment
- Note on the diplomatic relations of the Holy See
10.01.2017
- Cardinal Monterisi, Pope’s special envoy at the bicentenary celebration in the diocese of Caltagirone
- Other Pontifical Acts
- Presentation of the preparatory document of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
11.01.2017
- General audience: Christian hope and false idols
- Greetings to faithful from different countries
- Other Pontifical Acts
12.01.2017
- Cardinal Barbarin, Pope’s special envoy at the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM IV)
- Audiences
13.01.2017
- Preparatory Document for the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
- Pope's Letter to Young People on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Preparatory Document of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
- Presentation of the Preparatory Document of the Synod on “Youth, faith and vocational discernment”
- Audience with the members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
14.01.2017
- Press communiqué: Audience with the President of the State of Palestine
- Audience with the members of the Global Foundation
- Telegram for the death of Cardinal Agustoni
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
- Note
15.01.2017
- Angelus: the decisive scene of Jesus’ Baptism in the Jordan
- The Pope reiterates his appeal for the protection of migrant children
- Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of Setteville
- The Pope’s homily: being Christian means, above all, being a witness to Jesus
- The Pope meets with members of the parish of Santa Maria a Setteville
16.01.2017
- Audience with the president of the Republic of Guinea
- Pope Francis’ condolences for the air crash in Kyrgyzstan
- Audiences
17.01.2017
- Holy See Press Office communiqué
- Other Pontifical Acts
18.01.2017
- General audience: the relationship between hope and prayer
- In greetings to pilgrims and faithful, the Pope recalls Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- Joint communiqué of the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission of the Holy See and the State of Israel
- Other Pontifical Acts
19.01.2017
- Audience with a Finnish ecumenical delegation on the feast of St. Henrik
- The Pope receives the organisers of the “Antiquorum habet” exhibition on the history of Jubilees
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
- Notice of Press Conference
20.01.2017
- The Pope receives the president of the Republic of Paraguay
- Message of the Holy Father to Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
21.01.2017
- The Pope addresses the Tribunal of the Roman Rota at the inauguration of the Judicial Year
- Presentation of the blessed lambs on the liturgical feast of St. Agnes
- Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
- On the anniversary of the Dominican Order: eight hundred years in the service of the Gospel with word and works
22.01.2017
- Angelus: Jesus began preaching in the periphery
- The Pope invites perseverance in prayer for Christian unity, and prays for earthquake and avalanche victims in Italy
23.01.2017
- The Pope receives the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate: the phenomenon of the Mafia is radically opposed to faith and the Gospel
- Presentation of the new Vatican Museums website
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
24.01.2017
- Message for the 51st World Day of Social Communications
- Holy Father’s calendar for February and March
- Mission to Aleppo of the secretary delegate of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
- Cardinals Tobin and Farrell take possession of their titular and diaconate churches
- From the Oriental Churches
- Other Pontifical Acts
25.01.2017
- General audience: Judith, the courage of a woman restores hope to a people
- Greetings to faithful and pilgrims: prayers for Christian Unity
- Holy See Press Office communiqué
- Other Pontifical Acts
- Second Vespers of the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
26.01.2017
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
27.01.2017
- The Pope receives members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
- Audiences
28.01.2017
- Message from the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for the 64th World Leprosy Day
- The Pope receives participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
29.01.2017
- Angelus: Blessed are the poor in spirit
30.01.2017
- Condolences from the Holy Father for the victims of the terrorist attack on the mosque in Québec, Canada
- Press communiqué of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the attack in Québec, Canada
- Audiences
- Other Pontifical Acts
31.01.2017
- Press communiqué of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the meeting with the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches