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October 2017

01.10.2017
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Francis to Cesena on the third centenary of the birth of Pope Pius VI, and Bologna for the conclusion of the diocesan Eucharistic Congress – Meeting with citizens in Cesena
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Francis to Cesena on the third centenary of the birth of Pope Pius VI, and Bologna for the conclusion of the diocesan Eucharistic Congress – Meeting with staff and migrants hosted by the Regional Hub of Bologna
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Francis to Cesena on the third centenary of the birth of Pope Pius VI, and Bologna for the conclusion of the diocesan Eucharistic Congress – meeting with the world of work, the unemployed, representatives of Unindustria, mayors, Confcooperative and Legacoop, and the Angelus prayer in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna
02.10.2017
- Audience with the participants in the 11th General Chapter of the Little Sisters of Jesus
- Audience with the participants in the meeting organised by the Italian Institute of Donation for the Day of the Gift
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the attack at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, United States of America
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: sixth hearing in the trial for misappropriation of funds of the Bambino Gesù Foundation
03.10.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message from the Cardinal Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, to the participants in the 24th World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1-7 October 2017)
- Holy See Intervention in the Sixth Edition of the International Congress on climate change and fishing organised by the Conxemar and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (Vigo, Spain, 3-5 October 2017)
04.10.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
- Press Release of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops: pre-Synodal Meeting in preparation for the 15th Ordinary General Assembly (19-24 March 2018)
- General Audience
05.10.2017
- Audience with the Delegation of the United Bible Societies Relations Committee
- Audiences
- Audience with the members of the Synod of the Chaldean Church
- Audience with participants in the 23rd General Assembly of the Members of the Pontifical Academy for Life
06.10.2017
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the Fourth High Level Conference on “Our Ocean” in Malta
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Activities of the Holy See
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: seventh hearing in the trial for misappropriation of funds of the Bambino Gesù Foundation
- Message of the Holy Father for the 16th International Congress of the Consociato Internationalis Studio Iuris Canonici Promovendo
07.10.2017
- Audience with the participants in the Congress organised by the Congregation for the Clergy
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Meeting of the leadership of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Rome
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia
08.10.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
09.10.2017
- Audiences
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Audience with the Patriarchs and Major Archbishops
10.10.2017
- Apostolic Visit of His Holiness Francis to Myanmar and Bangladesh (26 November to 2 December 2017) - Programme
- Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of India
- Resignations and Appointments
- Provisions for the Syro-Malabar Church
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy at the celebrations of the third centenary of the discovery of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida (10-12 October 2017)
- Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
11.10.2017
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message of the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for World Sight Day (12 October 2017)
12.10.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice
- Visit to the Pontifical Oriental Institute and Eucharistic Concelebration in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis for the Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida in the Marian Year of the Jubilee of 300 Years from the discovery of the image of the Virgin Mary Aparecida
- Greeting of the Secretary for Relations with States at the Symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Japan at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
13.10.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with a group of faithful from Sri Lanka
- Audience with the Special Olympic Athletes, participating in the “Unified Football” Tournament (13-15 October 2017)
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the Prime Minister of Lebanon
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the wildfire in California
14.10.2017
- Audience with the members of the Emperor Karl League for Prayers for Peace Among Nations
- Audiences
- Audience with members of the “Vincentian Family”
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Conclusion of the trial for misappropriation of funds of the Bambino Gesù Foundation
- Sentence of Vatican City State Tribunal in the criminal trial of Giuseppe Profiti and Massimo Spina
15.10.2017
- Holy Mass with rite of canonisation of the Blesseds Andrea de Soveral; Ambrogio Francesco Ferro; Matteo Moreira and 27 companions; Cristóbal, Antonio and Juan; Faustino Miguez, and Angelo da Acri
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
16.10.2017
- Visit of the Holy Father Francis to the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome for World Food Day
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Hindus for the Feast of Deepavali
17.10.2017
- Letter of the Holy Father to the Custos of the Holy Land for the 800 years of the Franciscan presence
- Notice of Press Conference
18.10.2017
- Holy Father’s telegram of condolences for the death of His Eminence Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal
- Resignations and Appointments
19.10.2017
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Serbia to the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with a Delegation from the Methodist World Council
- Audience with the students of the “Institution des Chartreux” of Lyon, France
20.10.2017
- Audiences
- Notice of Press Conference
- Audience with participants in the meeting organised by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the tragic death of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta
21.10.2017
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Communiqué of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Audience with the Community of the Pontifical Pio Brazilian College, Rome
- Audience with the participants in the Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation
22.10.2017
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Letter of the Holy Father Francis for the centenary of the promulgation of the Apostolic Letter “Maximum illud” on the activity of missionaries in the world
23.10.2017
- Video Message from the Holy Father Francis to young Canadians attending the “Canadian Youth Forum”
- Audiences
- Audience of the Holy Father with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Audience with the Delegation from Tel Aviv University
24.10.2017
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Press Conference for the presentation of the Music CD of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir – “Veni Domine – Advent and Christmas at the Sistine Chapel”
- Intervention of the Cardinal Secretary of State on the occasion of the International Summit “Water and Climate: Meeting of the Great Rivers of the World”
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
25.10.2017
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
26.10.2017
- Audiences
- Audience with the Moderator of the Church of Scotland
- Audience with the Community of the Catholic University of Portugal
- Live link-up of the Holy Father Francis with the International Space Station
27.10.2017
- Press Conference for the presentation of the Dialogue “(Re) Thinking Europe. A Christian contribution to the future of Project Europe” (Vatican, 27-29 October 2017)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
28.10.2017
- Intervention of His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin at the Dialogue promoted by COMECE: (Re)Thinking Europe: a Christian contribution to the future of the European Project (Vatican, 27 October 2017)
- Audience with the participants in the Third Conference on Humanitarian International Law (Rome, 27-28 October 2017)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message of the Holy Father Francis to the participants in the Italian Conference of Secular Institutes
- Audience with participants in the Dialogue “(Re)Thinking Europe: A Christian contribution to the future of the European Project” (Rome, 27-29 October 2017)
29.10.2017
- Eucharistic Celebration for the first anniversary of the earthquake in Norcia, presided at by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
30.10.2017
- Activities of the Holy Father
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
31.10.2017
- Joint Statement by the Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on the conclusion of the year of the common commemoration of the Reformation, 31st October 2017
- Resignations and Appointments