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December 2023

01.12.2023
- Message of the Holy Father signed by Cardinal Secretary of State for the meeting with Seminarians from France
- Audiences
- Message of the Holy Father Francis on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the “Consociatio Internationalis Studio Iuris Canonici Promovendo”
- Telegram from the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, for the funeral of Indi Gregory
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
02.12.2023
- Address of the Holy Father at the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Slovenia to the Holy See
- Notice of Press Conference
03.12.2023
- Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the inauguration of the “Faith Pavilion” in Dubai
- Greeting of the Holy Father on the occasion of the inauguration of the “Faith Pavilion” in Dubai
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the attack during Holy Mass in Marawi, Philippines
04.12.2023
- Meeting of the Council of Cardinals
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Notice of Press Conference
05.12.2023
- Meeting of the Council of Cardinals
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
- Press Conference “Actions of a social nature of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican in preparation for the Jubilee”
06.12.2023
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué on the meeting of the Council of Cardinals
07.12.2023
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassadors of Kuwait, New Zealand, Malawi, Guinea, Sweden and Chad
- Audience with members of the Focolare Movement
- Audience with members of the San Paolo Italia National Association
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Letter of the Holy Father to His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry
- Video Message of the Holy Father to the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church
- Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, on the occasion of the First African Congress of Catholic Education (Abidjan, 7 to 10 December)
- Letter of the Holy Father Francis for the 70th anniversary of the Weeping Madonna of Syracuse
08.12.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Visit to the “Salus Populi Romani” in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Act of veneration of Mary Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna
09.12.2023
- Audience with a delegation from the Italian Air Force, on the centenary of its institution
- Audience with delegations for the donation of the Nativity Display and the Christmas tree in Saint Peter’s Square
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
10.12.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
11.12.2023
- Audience with staff of the Office of the Auditor General
- Audience with the Prefects of the Italian Republic
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Indonesia to the Holy See
- Telegram of the Holy Father for the 60th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Korea and the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Notice of Press Conference
12.12.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
- From the Oriental Churches
- Notice of Press Conference
- Liturgical Celebrations of Christmas Time 2023-2024 to be presided over by the Holy Father Francis
- Holy Mass on the occasion of the Liturgical Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe
13.12.2023
- Message of the Holy Father to participants in the second edition of “LaborDì: a building site to generate work”, organized by ACLI, Rome
- General Audience
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice of Press Conference
14.12.2023
- Message of the Holy Father for the 57th World Day of Peace (1 January 2024)
- Audience with volunteers and persons assisted by UNITALSI
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- Message of the Holy Father Francis to the participants in the second “Global Refugee Forum” (Geneva, 13 to 15 December 2023)
- Audiences
15.12.2023
- Audience with the young people of Catholic Action
- Audience with the organizers of the Christmas Concert with the Poor and for the Poor
- First Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Honduras to the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
16.12.2023
- Audience with the figure performers and operators of the living Nativity scene in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
- Audiences
- Letter of the Holy Father to the special envoy to the celebrations of the “double Jubilee” of the diocese of Augsburg in honour of the Patron Saint Ulrich, on the 1050th anniversary of his death, and on the 1100th of his episcopal ordination (28 December 2023)
- Resignations and Appointments
- Press Communiqué of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- Holy See Press Office Communiqué
- Communiqué of the Vatican City State Tribunal
17.12.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Audience with children assisted by the Santa Mary Dispensary
18.12.2023
- Audience with a representation from the “Francesco Miulli” Hospital of Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari
- Audiences
- Declaration “Fiducia Supplicans” on the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings
19.12.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
20.12.2023
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
21.12.2023
- Audience of the Holy Father with the Roman Curia on the occasion of the exchange of Christmas wishes
- Audience with employees of the Holy See and the Governorate of Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas greetings
- Resignations and Appointments
22.12.2023
- Second Sermon of Advent
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Holy See
- Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the victims of the shooting at “Charles University” in Prague
- Resignations and Appointments
23.12.2023
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father on the death of His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams
24.12.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
25.12.2023
- Message of the Holy Father and “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
26.12.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
27.12.2023
- General Audience
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
28.12.2023
- Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the 46th European meeting of young people organized by the Taizé Community
29.12.2023
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
30.12.2023
- Audience with the Foederatio Internationalis Pueri Cantores
- Audiences
- The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Holy See
- Resignations and Appointments
31.12.2023
- The Pope’s words at the Angelus prayer
- Celebration of first Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, and “Te Deum” of thanksgiving for the past year