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May 2026

01.05.2026
- Resignations and Appointments
02.05.2026
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Audience with employees of the Italian Episcopal Conference
- Audience with members of the “Papal Foundation”
03.05.2026
- Resignations and Appointments
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Cæli prayer
- Telegram of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the earthquake in Friuli
04.05.2026
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the President of the Republic of Iceland
- Audience with the Executive Board of Catholic Charities USA
06.05.2026
- General Audience
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Spain (6-12 June 2026)
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the President of the Swiss Confederation
- Greeting of the Holy Father at the end of the swearing-in ceremony of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Spain (6 – 12 June 2026) – Notice No. 1
07.05.2026
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
- Audience with the Management and Staff of the Vatican Publishing House
- Audience with the Pontifical Swiss Guards
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the Secretary of State of the United States of America
08.05.2026
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Pompeii and Naples – Departure from Rome, Welcome in Pompeii and meeting with the “Temple of Charity” of the Sanctuary of Pompeii
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Pompeii and Naples – Greeting to the Sick and People with Disabilities in the Sanctuary of Pompeii
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Pompeii and Naples – Holy Mass in Piazza Bartolo Longo in Pompeii
- Resignations and Appointments
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Pompeii and Naples – Departure from Pompeii, Welcome in Naples and Meeting with the Clergy and Consecrated Men and Women in the Cathedral of Naples
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Pompeii and Naples – Meeting with Citizenry in Piazza del Plebiscito
09.05.2026
- Audience with the management and players of FC Internazionale Milano
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Audience with members of the Edith-Wagner-Haberland-Foundation and Augustiner Brewery
- Audience with members of the Italian Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (AISLA)
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the Prime Minister of Haiti
- Audience with a delegation of Representatives of the Muslim Community in Senegal
- Audience with members of the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel
10.05.2026
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Cæli prayer
11.05.2026
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Message of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to Buddhists on the occasion of the Feast of Vesak 2026
- Audience with members of the Board of the Vatican Observatory Foundation
- Audience with participants in the Colloquium organized by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies
12.05.2026
- Resignations and Appointments
- Telegram of the Holy Father on the death of His Eminence Cardinal Paul Emil Tscherrig
13.05.2026
- Notice from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Statement of His Eminence Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
- General Audience
14.05.2026
- Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV for the 60th anniversary of the Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo”
- Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Leo XIV to “La Sapienza” University of Rome
- Telegram of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 38th edition of the Turin International Book Fair
- Video Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV on the occasion of “Thy Kingdom Come 2026”
- Resignations and Appointments
15.05.2026
- Audience with Participants in the Interparliamentary Conference on the Fight Against Organized Crime in the OSCE Region
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Telephone conversation of the Holy Father with His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
- Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV to His Holiness Tawadros II for the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
- Papal Chapel for the Funeral of Cardinal Paul Emil Tscherrig
16.05.2026
- Impromptu Greeting of the Holy Father to candidates for Confirmation of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genoa
- Audiences
- Holy See Press Release: Visit to the Holy Father of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church – See of Cilicia
- Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi regarding the establishment of the Inter-Dicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence
- Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni
- Audience with Management and Employees of several Italian Banking Institutes
17.05.2026
- The Pope’s words at the Regina Cæli prayer
18.05.2026
- Audiences
- Audience with a delegation from the “Catholic Extension Society”
- Meeting of the Holy Father Leo XIV with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church – See of Cilicia, Lebanon
20.05.2026
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- General Audience
21.05.2026
- Audience with the Ambassadors of Bangladesh, Chad, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Yemen to the Holy See, on the occasion of the presentation of their Credential Letters
- Audiences
- Audience with participants in the meeting of moderators of Associations of the faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, promoted by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
22.05.2026
- Audiences
- Resignations and Appointments
- Promulgation of Decrees of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- Audience with participants in the International Conference “Preserving Human Voices and Faces” promoted by the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with the Dicastery for Culture and Education
- Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the Prime Minister of Ireland