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January 2023

01.01.2023
- Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary Most Holy and of the 56th World Day of Peace
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
02.01.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
03.01.2023
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
04.01.2023
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
05.01.2023
- Deed for the Pious Transit of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus
- Funeral Mass for the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus Benedict XVI
- Resignations and Appointments
06.01.2023
- Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Decree of the Holy Father Francis for the assignment of sectors, areas and pastoral services to the Auxiliary Bishops of the Diocese of Rome
- Resignations and Appointments
07.01.2023
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- From the Eastern Churches
- Resignations and Appointments (continued)
- Audience with members of the Young Missionary Service (SERMIG)
08.01.2023
- Holy Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the rite of Baptism of infants
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
09.01.2023
- Audience with the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of wishes for the New Year
- Informative Note on the diplomatic relations of the Holy See
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
10.01.2023
- Audience with participants in the meeting Rome Call for A.I. Ethics organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life and the RenAIssance Foundation
- Audiences
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the road accident in Senegal
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic
- Video Message of the Holy Father with the prayer intention for the month of January, disseminated via the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
11.01.2023
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father on the death of His Eminence Cardinal George Pell
12.01.2023
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Audience with the Managers and Staff of the Vatican Inspectorate of Public Security
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Francis (January-February 2023)
13.01.2023
- Audiences
- Audience with members of the Primatial Council of the Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
14.01.2023
- Audience with the community of the Pontifical North American College
- Audience with members of the Pope John XXIII community
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s Apostolic Journey to Cuba
15.01.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
16.01.2023
- Audiences
- Notice of Press Conference
- Audience with representatives of the Confederation of Confraternities of the Dioceses of Italy
- Audience with representatives of the National Federation of the Associations of Medical Radiology Health Technicians and Technical, Rehabilitation and Prevention Health Professions
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the air crash in Nepal
17.01.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
18.01.2023
- General Audience
- Notice of Press Conference (update)
19.01.2023
- Audience with a delegation of Buddhist monks from Cambodia
- Audience with an ecumenical delegation from Finland, on the occasion of the feast of Saint Henrik
- Audiences
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
20.01.2023
- Video Message of the Holy Father to young people preparing for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Audience with the Sisters of Social Service
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Republic of Paraguay
- Audience with participants in the course at the Pontifical Saint Anselm Institute for diocesan heads of liturgical celebrations
21.01.2023
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Briefing
- Audience with the superiors and students of the Pontifical Urban College “de Propaganda Fide”
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Audience with the President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Audience with members of the National Union for Persons Injured in Service
22.01.2023
- Holy Mass celebrated by the Holy Father Francis on the occasion of the Fourth Day of the Word of God
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
23.01.2023
- Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Second Symposium on Hansen’s disease
- Audience with volunteers of the Opera for the Promotion of Literacy in the World (OPAM)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Press Conference to present the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil and the Initiative Together – Gathering of the People of God on the Eve of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: “For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission”
24.01.2023
- Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 57th World Day of Social Communications
- Press Release of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
- Statistics of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan as of 31 December 2021 (from the Central Office for Church Statistics)
25.01.2023
- Audience with a delegation of the Pan-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations
- General Audience
- Message of the Holy Father Francis for World Missionary Day
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State on the shooting in Monterey Park, California
- Celebration of Second Vespers of the Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
26.01.2023
- Audience with a delegation from the “Instituto Europeo de Estudios Internacionales de Salamanca”
- Audience with the participants in the International Conference “Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously”
- Audience with members of the Association of Italian Philanthropic Foundations and Institutions (ASSIFERO)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
27.01.2023
- Audiences
- Audience with the Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the Inauguration of the Judicial Year
28.01.2023
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with priests engaged in youth pastoral ministry from the archdiocese of Barcelona
29.01.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
30.01.2023
- Audience with participants in the General Chapter of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Audience with members of the Italian Volleyball Federation
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
31.01.2023
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan (Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace in South Sudan) (31 January to 5 February 2023) – Departure from Rome,Telegram to the President of the Italian Republic, and Telegrams to Heads of State
- Resignations and Appointments
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan (Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace in South Sudan) (31 January to 5 February 2023) – The Pope’s words on the flight from Rome to Kinshasa
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan (Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace in South Sudan) (31 January to 5 February 2023) – Official Reception, Welcome Ceremony, Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic, and Meeting with the Authorities