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April 2017

01.04.2017
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to His Eminence Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, on the first centenary of its founding
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Letter of the Holy Father Francis in the form of a Motu Proprio “Sanctuarium in Ecclesia”
- Audience of the Holy Father with the community of the Pontifical Spanish College of San José, Rome
02.04.2017
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Carpi – Holy Mass in Piazza Martiri
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Carpi – Angelus prayer and blessing of the first stones of the four new buildings of the Diocese of Carpi
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Carpi – Encounter with diocesan priests, men and women religious, and seminarians in the Seminary Chapel
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Carpi – Visit to the Duomo of Mirandola and encounter with the populations affected by the earthquake
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Carpi – Floral tribute to the Monument to earthquake victims
03.04.2017
- Audiences
- Apostolic trip of His Holiness Francis in Egypt (28-29 April 2017) - Programme
- Apostolic trip of His Holiness Francis to Egypt (28 to 29 April 2017) - Statistics
04.04.2017
- Audience with the participants in the Convention organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on the fiftieth anniversary of “Populorum Progressio”
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Letter of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” to the Ordinaries of the Episcopal Conferences concerned on the faculties for the celebration of marriages of the faithful of the Society Saint Pius X
05.04.2017
- Audience with a delegation of Muslim leaders from Great Britain
- General Audience
- Intervention of the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See at the Brussels Conference on Syria (4 to 5 April 2017)
06.04.2017
- The Pontifical Yearbook 2017 and the “Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” 2015
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office communiqué: Mass “in coena Domini” celebrated by the Holy Father
- Press release of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Plenary Assembly
07.04.2017
- Final Sermon of Lent
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
08.04.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice
- Prayer Vigil of the Holy Father Francis in preparation for the 32nd World Youth Day
09.04.2017
- Celebration of Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
10.04.2017
- Audience with the members of the National Committee for Biosafety, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Audiences
11.04.2017
- Meeting of the Pope with a group of children in the “Bambino Gesù” Paediatric Hospital, Rome
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notices from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
12.04.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Declaration of the director of the Holy See Press Office
- Holy Father’s calendar for April and May
13.04.2017
- Chrism Mass in the Vatican Basilica
- Resignations and Appointments
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the diocese of Bologna, 1 October 2017
14.04.2017
- Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in the Vatican Basilica
- Via Crucis to the Colosseum, presided at by the Holy Father Francis
15.04.2017
- Easter Vigil on the Holy Night of Easter
16.04.2017
- Holy Mass on Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection
- Holy Father’s Easter Message and “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing
17.04.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
18.04.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
19.04.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
20.04.2017
- Audiences
- The Holy Father Francis’ Message to the Superior General of the Marist Brothers on the occasion of the bicentenary of the foundation of the Congregation
- Resignations and Appointments
21.04.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of briefing
22.04.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the occasion of the Buddhist Festival of Vesakh/Hanamatsuri 2017
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with Their Serene Highnesses Prince Hans Adam II and Hereditary Prince Alois of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Liturgy of the Word presided at by the Holy Father Francis in the Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola Tiberina, in memory of the “New Martyrs” of the 20th and 21st centuries
23.04.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father for the death of Cardinal Attilio Nicora
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis to the participants in the presentation of the Opera omnia of Don Milani at the Italian Publishing Fair (Milan, 19-23 April 2017)
24.04.2017
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to Bozzolo (diocese of Cremona) and Barbiana (diocese of Florence)
- Nineteenth Meeting of the Holy Father with the Council of Cardinals (24-26 April 2017)
25.04.2017
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy at the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the arrival of “Our Lady of Shkodra” (Albania) at the Church of Genazzano (Italy) dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel (National Shrine of Shkodra, Albania, 26 April 2017)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis on the occasion of his imminent Apostolic Trip to Egypt (28-29 April 2017)
26.04.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis at TED 2017: “The future you”
- Briefing of the director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, on the 19th meeting of the Council of Cardinals (24-26 April 2017)
27.04.2017
- Audience of the Holy Father with members of the “Papal Foundation”
- Audience of the Holy Father with participants in the Congress of the International Forum of Catholic Action
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
28.04.2017
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – departure from Rome and telegrams to Heads of States
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Welcome ceremony at the International Airport of Cairo, welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace and Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic
- Message from the Holy Father to the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (28 April – 2 May 2017)
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – The Pope’s words on the flight from Rome to Cairo
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Courtesy visit to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and address to the participants in the International Conference for Peace at the Al-Azhar Conference Centre
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Signing of the Common Declaration
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Meeting with the Authorities in the Hotel Al-Màsah in Cairo
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Courtesy visit to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
29.04.2017
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Holy Mass at the “Air Defense Stadium” in Cairo
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Prayer meeting with clergy, men and women religious, and seminarians at the Coptic-Catholic Patriarchal Seminary of Maadi
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy at the Fifth “World ULTREIA” of the “Cursillos de Cristiandad” (MCC) (Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, 4-6 May 2017)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Farewell ceremony upon departure from Egypt and telegram to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father Francis to Egypt (28-29 April 2017) – Telegrams to Heads of State on the return flight from Cairo to Rome
30.04.2017
- Audience with Italian Catholic Action
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Resignations and Appointments
- Letter from the Cardinal Secretary of State to Cardinal Angelo Scola on the occasion of the 93rd Day for the Catholic University