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May 2017

01.05.2017
- Press Conference with Pope Francis during the return flight from his trip to Egypt
02.05.2017
- Press Conference to conclude the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (Casina Pio IV, 28 April to 2 May 2017)
- Resignations and Appointments
03.05.2017
- Notice of Briefing
- Pilgrimage of His Holiness Francis to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima on the centenary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017)
- General Audience
04.05.2017
- Audience of the Holy Father with the participants in the first Plenary Assembly of the Secretariat for Communication
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Holy See
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
05.05.2017
- Audiences
- Audience with the Community of the Pontifical Romanian College of Rome
- Briefing on the Holy Father Francis’ Pilgrimage to Fátima, Portugal (12-13 May 2017)
- Notice of Press Conference
06.05.2017
- Audience with the Community of the Pontifical Campano Seminary of Posillipo
- Audience with the Pontifical Swiss Guard on the occasion of the swearing in of new recruits
- Audience with students participating in the meeting organized by the National Coordinating Body of Local Authorities for Peace and Human Rights
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy at the coronation of the image of “Our Lady Health of the Sick”, Cathedral-Shrine of the Diocese of Świdnica, Poland, 13 May 2017, centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy at the concluding celebration of the Marian Congress of Kazakhstan (Cathedral of Our Lady of Fátima in Karaganda, 13 May 2017) and centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima
- Resignations and Appointments
- From the Eastern Churches
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Swiss Federation
07.05.2017
- Holy Mass with Presbyteral Ordinations
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
08.05.2017
- Press Conference to present the Scientific Congress “Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space-Time Singularities”
- Audiences
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Audience with the Community of the Pontifical Portuguese College of Rome
10.05.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message from the Holy Father Francis to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II on the occasion of the day of friendship between Coptic Orthodox and Catholics
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis on the occasion of his imminent Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal (12-13 May 2017)
11.05.2017
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the participants in the 36th General Assembly of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) (9-12 May 2017, San Salvador)
- Resignations and Appointments
12.05.2017
- Audience with participants in the meeting organized by the Vatican Observatory
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima”, Portugal, on the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017) – Departure from Rome and telegram to the President of the Italian Republic
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” – Welcome ceremony at the Monte Real Air Base, private meeting with the President of the Republic of Portugal and Visit to the Air Base Chapel
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” on the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017) – Visit to the Chapel of the Apparitions of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” on the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017) – The Pope’s words on the flight from Rome to Fátima
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” on the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017) – Blessing of the candles in the Chapel of the Apparitions of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” on the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cova da Iria (12-13 May 2017) – Holy Mass at the Marian Vigil, presided at by the Cardinal Secretary of State
13.05.2017
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father Francis to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” (12-13 May 2017) – Meeting with the Prime Minister of Portugal
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” (12-13 May 2017) – Holy Mass and Canonization of the Blesseds Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” (12-13 May 2017) – Greeting to the sick
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father to the “Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima” (12-13 May 2017) – Departure from Portugal and telegrams to Heads of State
14.05.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Press Conference of the Holy Father on the return flight from the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima (12-13 May 2017)
15.05.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father to Genoa (27 May 2017)
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
- Notice
16.05.2017
- Press Conference for the presentation of the Annual Report of the Financial Information Authority (Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria – AIF) – Year V, 2016
- Audiences
- Telegram of the Holy Father to the newly-elected President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron
- Audience with the managers of the Serie A National Professional League of Footballers, and managers and players of the Juventus and Lazio teams
17.05.2017
- General Audience
18.05.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Calendar of Celebrations presided at by the Holy Father (June 2017)
- Credential Letters of the Ambassadors of Mauritania, Nepal, Trinidad and Tobago, Sudan, Kazakhstan and Niger at the Holy See
- Audience dedicated to sufferers of Huntington’s Chorea
19.05.2017
- Audiences
- Press Release from the Secretariat of State: Peter's Pence
- Holy See Press Office communiqué: Holy Father in Ostia for Easter blessing of families
20.05.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
21.05.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Announcement of Consistory on 28 June for the creation of new cardinals
- Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo in Casal Bernocchi, Acilia
22.05.2017
- Audiences
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Republic of Ireland
- Audience with the participants in the General Chapter of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master
- Introductory address of the Holy Father at the opening of the 70th General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference
23.05.2017
- Telegram of the Holy Father for the victims of the terrorist attack in Manchester, England
24.05.2017
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the United States of America
- Resignations and Appointments
- General Audience
25.05.2017
- Letter from the Cardinal Secretary of State to the President of the United Mexican States, President of the Global Platform 2017 for the Reduction of Disaster Risks (Cancún 22-26 May)
- Intervention of the Holy See Delegation at the 70th World Health Assembly (Geneva, Switzerland, 22-27 May 2017)
26.05.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Audience with the participants in the 12th General Chapter of the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity (Don Orione)
27.05.2017
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Genoa (27 May 2017) – Meeting with the world of work at the Ilva Factory
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Genoa (27 May 2017) – Meeting with the bishops of Liguria, the clergy, seminarians and men and women religious of the region, lay collaborators with the Curia and representatives of other confessions, in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo
- Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack in Minya, Egypt
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Genoa (27 May 2017) – Meeting with the young people of the Diocesan Mission of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Guard
- Audiences
- Letter to the special envoy to the celebrations of the 375th anniversary of the founding of the Shrine of Kevelaer, Germany, dedicated to Our Lady “Consolatrix Afflictorum” (3 June 2017)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Genoa (27 May 2017) – Meeting with children in the various wards of the “Giannina Gaslini” Paediatric Hospital
- Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Genoa (27 May 2017) – Return to Rome
28.05.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
29.05.2017
- Meeting with the Heads of Dicasteries of the Roman Curia
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the Prime Minister of Canada
30.05.2017
- Audiences
31.05.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan