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December 2021

01.12.2021
- General Audience
- Audiences
02.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Departure from Rome and Telegram to the President of the Italian Republic and to the President of the Hellenic Republic
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Welcome at Larnaca Airport and Meeting with the Catholic Community
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Welcome Ceremony, Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic and Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – The Pope’s words on the flight from Rome to Larnaca
03.12.2021
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Courtesy visit to His Beatitude Chrysostomos II and Meeting with the Holy Synod in the Orthodox Cathedral of Cyprus
- Message of the Holy Father to participants in the 7th Rome MED Dialogues Conference
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Holy Mass in GSP Stadium in Nicosia
- First Sermon of Advent
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Ecumenical Prayer with Migrants in the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia
04.12.2021
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Farewell Ceremony from Cyprus and Telegram to the President of the Republic
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Official Welcome at Athens Airport, Welcome Ceremony, Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic, Meeting with the Prime Minister and Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Courtesy visit to His Beatitude Hieronymos II and Meeting of His Holiness Francis and His Beatitude Hieronymos II with the respective entourages
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Men and Women Religious, Seminarians and Catechists in the Cathedral of Saint Dionysius in Athens
05.12.2021
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Visit to Refugees in the “Reception and Identification Centre” of Mytilene, Lesvos
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Holy Mass at the “Megaron Concert Hall” in Athens
06.12.2021
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Visit to the Holy Father by the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Meeting with a group of young Syrian refugees and Meeting with young people at the Saint Dionysius School
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Cyprus and Greece – Farewell Ceremony from Greece at Athens International Airport and Telegram to the President of the Hellenic Republic
07.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SANCTISSIMI: Rescriptum of the Holy Father Francis to approve the Norms on delicts reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the Mount Semeru eruption
08.12.2021
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
09.12.2021
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
10.12.2021
- Audience with members of the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists (UGCI)
- Press Conference to present the Third Edition of the European Catholic Social Days (Bratislava, 17-20 March 2022)
- Second Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with the delegations of donors of the Christmas Tree and Nativity Display in Saint Peter’s Square
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the road accident in Chiapas
- Press Release of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
11.12.2021
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
12.12.2021
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
13.12.2021
- Telegram of the Holy Father signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State for the victims of the tornado in the United States
- Audiences
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Ritus De Institutione Catechistarum issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
- Letter of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences on the Rite of Institution of Catechists
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra
14.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
15.12.2021
- Audience with the organisers and artists of the Christmas Concert in the Vatican
- General Audience
- Chirograph of the Holy Father on the institution of the Fratelli tutti Foundation
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
16.12.2021
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Italian Republic
17.12.2021
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassadors of Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Chad and Guinea Bissau to the Holy See
- Third Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni
18.12.2021
- Responsa ad dubia of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on some provisions of the Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes of the Supreme Pontiff Francis
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with a delegation of young people from Italian Catholic Action
19.12.2021
- Video Message of the Holy Father to the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart for the inauguration of the academic year 2021/2022, year of its centenary
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Audience with children assisted by the Santa Marta Dispensary
20.12.2021
- Audiences
- Notice of Press Conference
21.12.2021
- Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 55th World Peace Day (1 January 2022)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Press Conference for the Presentation of the Message for the 55th World Peace Day
22.12.2021
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Communiqué
- Document of the Pontifical Academy for Life: “Pandemic and challenges for education: Children and adolescents dealing with Covid-19
- Document of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Covid-19 Vatican Commission: Children and Covid-19
23.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Audience of the Holy Father with the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas wishes
- Audience with the employees of the Holy See and the Governorate of Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
24.12.2021
- From the Eastern Churches
- Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
25.12.2021
- Message of the Holy Father and “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
26.12.2021
- Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to married couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Holy See Communiqué
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, on the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
27.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
28.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
29.12.2021
- General Audience
30.12.2021
- Message of the Holy Father signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State for the 44th European meeting of young people organised by the Taizé Community
31.12.2021
- Resignations and Appointments
- Celebration of first Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and “Te Deum” of thanksgiving for the past year