05

May 2018

01.05.2018
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
- Audience with Directors and Staff of the newspaper “Avvenire”
- Pilgrimage of the Holy Father to the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love for the beginning of the Marian Month
02.05.2018
03.05.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office for Liturgical Celebrations
- Press Release of the Congregation for Catholic Education on the presentation of the Instruction on “Studies in Canon Law in the light of the reform of cases regarding the nullity of marriage”
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Instruction of the Congregation for Catholic Education (of Educational Institutes) on the Study of Canon Law in the light of the Reform of the Matrimonial Process
04.05.2018
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Delegate at the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (S.M.O.M.)
- Notice
- Audience with the Pontifical Swiss Guard on the occasion of the swearing-in of new recruits
- Audience with participants in the International Convention promoted by the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
05.05.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Meeting with the Neocatechumenal Way on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding
06.05.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of the Most Holy Sacrament
07.05.2018
- Ecumenical Pilgrimage of His Holiness Francis to Geneva (21 June 2018) - Programme
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis to the participants in the international forum on modern slavery (Argentina)
08.05.2018
- Statute of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
- Audiences
09.05.2018
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Press Release of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Press Release: Fourth Meeting of the 14th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
- Message of the Holy Father for the 101st German Catholic Convention (Münster, 9-13 May 2018)
12.05.2018
- Audiences
- Final Declaration of the Fifth Colloquium of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) of Amman, Jordan, and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
13.05.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
14.05.2018
- Audiences
- Notice of Press Conferences
15.05.2018
- Message of the Cardinal Secretary of State to the participants in the Annual Meeting of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
- Ecumenical Pilgrimage of His Holiness Francis to Geneva (21 June 2018) – Updated Programme
- “Cor Orans” – Implementing Instruction of the Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei quaerere on women’s contemplative life, of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
16.05.2018
- Audience with Delegation of Dharmic Religions
- Audience with Buddhist Delegation from Thailand
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Intervention by the Holy See Permanent Observer at the FAO at the 31st Regional Conference of the FAO in Europe in Voronezh, Russian Federation
- Joint Declaration of the participants in the Conference: “Dharma and Logos. Dialogue and collaboration in a complex era. Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains and Sikhs” (Rome, 15 May 2018)
17.05.2018
- “‘Oeconomicae et pecuniariae quaestiones’. Considerations for an ethical discernment regarding some aspects of the present economic-financial system” of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassadors of Tanzania, Lesotho, Pakistan, Mongolia, Denmark, Ethiopia and Finland to the Holy See
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Press Conference to present the new Document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, entitled “‘Oeconomicae et pecuniariae quaestiones’. Considerations for an ethical discernment regarding some aspects of the present economic-financial system”
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
18.05.2018
- Telegram of condolences of the Holy Father for the death of His Eminence Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Message of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Muslims for the Month of Ramadan and ‘Id al-Fitr 1439 H. / 2018 A.D.
- Holy See Press Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Republic of Benin
19.05.2018
- Consistory for the vote on several Causes for Canonization
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the millennial celebration of the founding of Buckfast Abbey, Great Britain (24 May 2018)
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the celebrations of the seventh centenary of the consecration of the Shrine of “Our Lady of Social Justice and Love”, Piekary Śląskie, archdiocese of Katowice (27 May 2018)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of condolences for the victims of the air accident at José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba
- Message of the Holy Father Francis for World Missionary Day 2018
20.05.2018
- Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Coeli prayer
- Announcement of the Consistory of 29 June for the creation of new Cardinals
- Opening of the works of the 71st General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (C.E.I.) in the presence of the Holy Father
- Video Message of the Holy Father Francis to the diocese of Pontoise, France, gathered in the “Grand Assembly of Pentecost”
21.05.2018
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Meeting of the Holy Father with the Heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia
- Audiences
- Opening of the works of the 71st General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (C.E.I.) in the presence of the Holy Father
22.05.2018
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
23.05.2018
- Resignations and Appointments
- General Audience
24.05.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Colombia to the Holy See
25.05.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with the Directors and staff of the Rome Police Headquarters, and the Central Health Directorate of the Public Security Department
- Holy See Press Office Comuniqué: Pope Francis visits the “Elisa Scala” Comprehensive Institute in Rome, as part of the “Mercy Friday” initiative
26.05.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Communiqué from the Prefecture of the Papal Household
- Audience with the Members of the “Centesimus Annus – Pro Pontifice” Foundation
- Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Second National Youth Meeting in Rosario, Argentina
27.05.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
28.05.2018
- Video Message of the Holy Father for the opening of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies
- Audience with a Delegation of the World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father to the dioceses of Piazza Armerina and Palermo for the 25th anniversary of the death of Blessed Pino Puglisi (15 September 2018)
29.05.2018
- Calendar of the Celebrations presided at by the Holy Father Francis (June – August 2018)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
30.05.2018
- Audiences
- Notice of Press Conference
- General Audience
31.05.2018
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Appointment of Special Apostolic Visitor for the parish of Medjugorje