STATEMENTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
H. EM. Cardinal TARCISIO BERTONE, S.D.B.

2013

• Greeting of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of his farewell from the office of Secretary of State (15 October 2013)
  [Italian, Spanish]

• Eucharistic Celebration during the pilgrimage of the month of October (Fátima, 13 October 2013)
  [Portuguese]

• Vespers during the pilgrimage of the month of October (Fátima, 12 October 2013)
  [Portuguese]

• Greeting of Card. Tarcisio Bertone at the arrival at the Chapel of Apparitions (Fátima, 12 October 2013)
  [Portuguese]

• Eucharistic Celebration at the conclusion of the 16th International Congress of Sacred Archaeology (24 September 2013)
  [Italian]

• Funeral Mass for H.E. Msgr. Pietro Paolo Prabhu, Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio (13 September 2013)
  [Italian]

• Pilgrimage to the tomb of Peter and Convention of the newly appointed Bishops (11 September 2013)
  [Italian]

• Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Ivrea (5 September 2013)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the 60th anniversary of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Tears in Siracusa (1st September 2013)
  [Italian]

• Message signed by Card. Tarcisio Bertone, on behalf of the Holy Father, to participants in the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples [Rimini, 18-24 August 2013] (19 August 2013)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Homily during the Mass celebrated in Introd of the Aosta Valley (11 August 2013)
  [Italian]

• Conferral of the honorary citizenship of Introd upon H.Em. Card. Tarcisio Bertone (11 August 2013)
  [Italian]

• Message signed by Card. Tarcisio Bertone, on behalf of the Holy Father, to participants in the 131st Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus [San Antonio, Texas, 6-8 August 2013]
  [English]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the ceremony for the presentation of the commemorative medal of the Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father Francis to Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day (23 July 2013)
  [Italian, Portuguese]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Holy Mass celebrated for the recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (26 June 2013)
  [Italian]

• Meeting with Diplomatic Corps (13 June 2013)
  [Italian]

• Official Visit at the Vatican of H.E. Mr On. Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic (8 June 2013)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Episcopal Ordination of Fr.  José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM (Santiago de Compostela, 18 May 2013)
  [Spanish]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Rite of Beatification of Venerable Servant of God Luigi Novarese (Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls, 11 May 2013)
  [Italian]

• Message signed by Card. Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, to Card. Angelo Scola for the celebrations of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan (15 May 2013)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the feast of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (6 May 2013)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Pilgrimage of Confraternities for the Year of Faith (Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs, 4 May 2013)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Episcopal Ordinations of H.E. Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, H.E. Msgr. Michael W. Banach and H.E. Msgr. Brian Udaigwe (27 April 2013)
  [Italian]

• Message signed by Card. Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, to participants in the national meeting Diaconia 2013 on the theme "Servons la fraternité !" (Lourdes, 25 April 2013)
  [French]

• Message signed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on behalf of Pope Francis to those taking part in the Fourth National Eucharistic Congress in Costa Rica [Cartago, 14-21 April 2013] (22 April 2013)
  [English, Spanish]

• Message of the Cardinal Secretary of State to the Monasteries of Contemplative Life (21 February 2013)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Tribute to the Holy Father Benedict XVI at the conclusion of Ash Wednesday Mass (13 February 2013)
  [English, French, Italian, Spanish]

• 900th anniversary of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Saint Peter's Basilica, 9 February 2013)
  [Italian]

• Message in the name of the Holy Father to participants in the Conference promoted by the Embassies of France and Germany on the occasion of the 50^th Anniversary of the Élysée Treaty (Pontifical Gregorian  University, 7 February 2013)
  [French, German, Italian]

• Inauguration of the exhibition entitled  "Il cammino di Pietro" (Rome, Castel Sant’Angelo, 6 February 2013)
  [Italian]

• Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota (26 January 2013)
  [Italian]

• Presentation of the volume “La porta stretta” by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (24 January 2013)
  [Italian]

• Homily by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, on the occasion of the celebration of vespers for the Feast of St Anthony Abbot, Patron of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (17 January 2013)
  [Italian]

• Inauguration of the new offices of the Vatican Publishing House (15 January 2013)
  [Italian]

• Inauguration of the judicial year of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State (12 January 2013)
  [Italian]