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December 2018

01.12.2018
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the reconstruction and consecration of the Cathedral of Manila, Philippines, 8 December 2018
- Audience with participants in the international Conference “Drugs and addiction: an obstacle to integral human development”
- Audience with pilgrims from the dioceses of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, and Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo Terlizzi
02.12.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Resignations and Appointments
03.12.2018
- Audience with the Community of the International College of Jesus of Rome
- Audience with the “Rondine-Cittadella della Pace” Association
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Notice
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the State of Palestine
04.12.2018
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 23rd Public Session of the Pontifical Academies
- Intervention of the Cardinal Secretary of State at the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
05.12.2018
- General Audience
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the death of George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States of America
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the beatification of the martyrs Msgr. Pierre Claverie, O.P., bishop of Oran, and 18 companions (men and women religious) in Algeria
06.12.2018
- Press Conference to present the International Observatory on the Family
- Audience with the religious of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians), on the eighth centenary of its foundation
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
- “Motu proprio” of the Holy Father on the approval of the New Law on the Governance of Vatican City State
- Explanatory note of the Presidency of the Governorate on the New Law on the Governance of Vatican City State
07.12.2018
- First Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Intervention of the Secretary for Relations with States at the 25th Ministerial Council of the OSCE in Milan
- Audience with the delegations of the Donors of the Christmas tree and the Nativity display in Saint Peter’s Square
12.12.2018
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Trip of His Holiness Francis to the United Arab Emirates (3 to 5 February 2019)
- General Audience
- Briefing by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, on the 27th Meeting of the Council of Cardinals with the Holy Father Francis
- Holy Mass for the Liturgical Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe
- Pope Francis’ condolences for the victims of the shooting in the Cathedral of Campinas, Brazil
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the attack in Strasbourg
- Press Release of the Holy See Delegation for the COP24 in Katowice, Poland (12 December)
13.12.2018
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassadors of Grenada, Gambia, the Bahamas, Switzerland, Cabo Verde, Iceland, Turkmenistan, Malta, Qatar and Estonia, to the Holy See
- Audiences
- Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Study Day on Water organized by the FAO in Madrid (13 December 2018)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
- Audience with Collaborators and Friends of Telepace
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Slovak Republic
14.12.2018
- Audience with the artists of the Vatican Christmas Concert
- Second Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
15.12.2018
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
16.12.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Greeting of the Holy Father to the children assisted by the “Santa Marta” Paediatric Dispensary
17.12.2018
- Audiences
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke
- Audience with the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty
18.12.2018
- Message of the Holy Father Francis for the celebration of the 52nd World Day of Peace (1 January 2019)
- Press Conference for the presentation of the Message for the 52nd World Day of Peace
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Letter of the Members of the Organizing Committee to the participants in the meeting “The protection of minors in the Church” (21-24 February 2019)
19.12.2018
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Final Statement of the Holy See Delegation to the 24th Session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Poland (2-15 December 2018)
20.12.2018
- Audiences
- Press Release on the Seventh Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group (18-20 December 2018)
- Audience with a Delegation of young people of Italian Catholic Action
21.12.2018
- Third Sermon of Advent
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience of the Holy Father with the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas wishes
- Audience of the Holy Father with the employees of the Holy See and Vatican City State for Christmas greetings
22.12.2018
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with the members of the National Civil Protection Service
- Visit of the Cardinal Secretary of State to the Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital in Rome
23.12.2018
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
24.12.2018
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy Mass of the Night of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
25.12.2018
- Message of the Holy Father and “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
27.12.2018
- Visit of the Cardinal Secretary of State to Iraq: Holy Mass in the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Ankawa
28.12.2018
- Message of the Cardinal Secretary of State to the young participants in the gathering organized by the Taizé Community in Madrid
- Visit of the Cardinal Secretary of State to Iraq: Holy Mass in the Syro-Catholic Cathedral of Altahera in Qaraqosh
29.12.2018
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the closing of the 525th anniversary of the Celebration of the First Eucharist in the American Continent (Isabela, diocese of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, 5 January 2019)
- The Holy Father’s condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack near Giza, Egypt
- Press Release of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development: the Holy Father Francis’ support to Indonesia following the tsunami
31.12.2018
- Resignations and Appointments