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- 2026.05.08:
Fr. Trinidad Antonio MĂĄrquez Guerrero (60) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Melzi and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico) - 2026.05.08:
Fr. Cristino Ramos GonzĂĄlez (50), Priest of San Pedro (Paraguay), was elected Bishop of ConcepciĂłn (Paraguay) - 2026.05.07:
Fr. Peter Suphot Roeksujarit (64), Priest of Bangkok (Thailand), was elected Bishop of Chiang Mai (Thailand) - 2026.05.06:
Fr. Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. (46), was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thimida and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya) - 2026.05.06:
Fr. Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J. (65), was elected Bishop of Honolulu (USA) - 2026.05.06: Bishop Clarence Richard Silva (76) resigned as Bishop of Honolulu (USA)
- 2026.05.04: Fr. RubĂ©n de la Cruz MartĂnez (60), Priest of LeĂłn (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Theudalis and Auxiliary Bishop of LeĂłn (Mexico)
- 2026.05.04: Fr. Ramón Orozco Muñoz (52), Priest of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Tiguala and Auxiliary Bishop of León (Mexico)
- 2026.05.04:
Fr. Gerardo Fortich Saco (60) resigned as Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines)
Necrology
- 2026.05.07:
Bishop Eugenio Binini, Bishop emeritus of Massa CarraraâPontremoli (Italy), passed away at 91 - 2026.05.07: Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield, Bishop emeritus of WheelingâCharleston (USA), passed away at 82
- 2026.05.03:
Archbishop JĂłzef Michalik, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of PrzemyĆl (Poland), passed away at 85 - 2026.05.03:
Bishop Nelson Antonio MartĂnez Rust, Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Venezuela), passed away at 81 - 2026.05.01: Archbishop Antonio Arcari, Titular Archbishop of CĂŠciri, passed away at 72
- 2026.05.01: Bishop René Henry Gracida, Bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi (USA), passed away at 102
- 2026.04.22: Archbishop JosĂ© Ulises MacĂas Salcedo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hermosillo (Mexico), passed away at 85
- 2026.04.21: Archbishop Henry Joseph Mansell, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hartford (USA), passed away at 88
Papal Audiences
- 2026.05.07:
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 
Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo, 
Bishop Ollo Modeste Kambou, Colonel Christoph Graf, Lieutenant Colonel LoĂŻc Marc Rossier - 2026.05.06: Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Colonel Christoph Graf, Lieutenant Colonel LoĂŻc Marc Rossier
- 2026.05.04: Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Archbishop Ignazio Ceffalia, Archbishop JesĂșs Andoni GonzĂĄlez de ZĂĄrate Salas, Archbishop JosĂ© Luis Azuaje Ayala, Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P.
- 2026.05.02: Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.,
Cardinal Mario Grech, Archbishop Walter ErbÏ, Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., Archbishop Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo - 2026.04.30: Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernåndez, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon, Bishop John Derek Persaud
Feasts
Martyrology
| Saint Victor Maurus, martyr at Milan Saint Agathius, soldier and martyr Saint Hellade, bishop of Auxerre Saint Arsenius, hermit Saint Gibrian, priest and pilgrim Saint Désiré, bishop of Bourges Saint Martin, priest and abbot at Saujon Saint Boniface IV, pope Saint Benedict II, pope Saint Metrone, hermit at Verona Saint Wiro, missionary Saint Amato Ronconi, Hospitaller religious Blessed Angelo da Massaccio, Camaldolese priest and martyr in Italy Blessed Luigi Rabatà , Carmelite priest Blessed Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin de Simon de Longpré, virgin of the Hospitallers of Mercy of Saint Augustine Blessed Ulrika Nisch, virgin of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross Blessed Antonin Bajewski, Conventual Franciscan priest and martyr at Auschwitz |
| Saint Isaiah, prophet Saint Hermes, disciple of Saint Paul Saint Pachomius, abbot 310 holy martyrs of Persia Saint Denys, bishop of Vienne Saint Geronzio, bishop of Cervia Saint BienheurĂ©, priest and hermit Blessed Forte Gabrielli, hermit Blessed Benincasa da Montepulciano, Servite religious Blessed Thomas Pickering, Benedictine monk, martyr of England Saint Giuse HiĂȘn, Dominican priest and martyr of Vietnam Blessed Maria Theresia von Jesus Gerhardinger, virgin, founder of the Poor Sisters of Our Lord the Teacher Blessed Stefan Grelewski, priest and martyr at Dachau |
| Saint John of Avila, priest, doctor of the Church Saint Job, prophet Saint Dioscorides, martyr at Smyrna Saints Alphius, Cyrinus and Philadelphus, martyrs at Lentini Saint Gordiano, martyr at Rome Saints Quarto and Quinto, martyrs at Rome Saint Comgall, founder and the abbot of the monastery of Bangor Saint Cataldo, bishop of Taranto Saint Solange, virgin and martyr Saint William of Ăbelholt, priest Blessed Beatrice dâEste, virgin Blessed Niccola Albergati, Carthusian bishop of Bologna, cardinal Blessed Ivan Merz, educator Blessed Enrico Rebuschini, Camillian priest |
| Saint Maiulus of Hadrumetum, martyr Saint Antimo, martyr at Rome Saint Mocius, priest and martyr Saint Mamert, bishop of Vienne Saint Gangulphus, hermit and martyr Saint Mayeul, abbot of Cluny Saint Gautier, priest Blessed Gregorio Celli, Augustinian priest Blesseds John Rochester and James Walworth, Carthusian priests, martyrs of England Saint Francesco De Geronimo, Jesuit priest Saint Ignazio da Laconi Peis, Capuchin religious Saint MatthĂȘĂŽ LĂȘ VÄn Gáș«m, martyr of Vietnam |
| Saints Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs Saint Pancras of Rome, martyr at Rome Saints Cyril and 6 companions, martyrs Saint Epiphanius, bishop of Salamina Saint Filippo, priest in Sicilia Saint Moduald, bishop of Trier Saint Rictrude, abbess of Marchiennes Saint Germanus, bishop of Constantinople Saint Domingo de la Calzada GarcĂa, hermit Blessed Imelda Lambertini, Dominican virgin Blessed Joana, Dominican virgin |
| Our Lady of Fatima Saint Servais, bishop of Tongres Saint AgnÚs, abbess of Saint-Croix at Poitiers Saint Gemma di Goriano Sicoli, virgin Blessed Maddalena Albrici, Augustinian abbess Saint André-Hubert Fournet, priest, founder of the Sisters of the Cross |
| The Ascension of the Lord Saint Matthias, apostle Saint Maximus, martyr Saint Pons, martyr Saints Victor and Corona, martyrs Saint Isidore, martyr at Chios Saints Felice and Fortunato, martyrs Saints Giusta and Enedina, martyrs Saint Aproncule, bishop of Langres and Auvergne Saint Gal, bishop of Auvergne Saint Carthage, bishop of Lismore and abbot Saint Ărembert, bishop of Toulouse Blessed Gil Rodrigues de Valadares, Dominican priest Saint ThĂ©odore GuĂ©rin, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods Saint Michel GaricoĂŻts, priest, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BĂ©tharram Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, founder of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco |
Celebrations
- 2026.05.08: Pastoral Visit to Pompei and Napoli
- 2026.01.10 â 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
- 2026.05.17: World Communications Day 2026
- 2026.05.23: Pastoral Visit to Acerra
- 2026.05.24: Day of Prayer for the Church in China 2026
- 2026.06.06 â 2026.06.12: Apostolic Journey to Spain
- 2026.06.12: World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2026
- 2026.06.20: Pastoral Visit to Pavia
- 2026.06.27 â 2026.06.28: 15á”Ê° Extraordinary Consistory
- 2026.07.04: Pastoral Visit to Lampedusa
Commemorations
- 2026.05.09: 6á”Ê° centenary, Death of Blessed Benincasa da Montepulciano (1426)
- 2026.05.09: 25á”Ê° anniversary, Beatification of Nazju Falzon and Maria Adeodata (2001)
- 2026.05.09: 5á”Ê° anniversary, Beatification of Rosario Angelo Livatino (2021)
- 2026.05.10: 8á”Ê° centenary, Death of Blessed Beatrice dâEste (1226)
- 2026.05.10: Bicentenary, Birth of Blessed Mamerto EsquiĂș Medina (1826)
- 2026.05.10: Bicentenary, Beatification of Jordan von Sachsen (1826)
- 2026.05.11: 125á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed Domingo del SantĂsmo Sacramento Iturrate Zubero (1901)
- 2026.05.12: 550á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed Lorenzo da Villamagna (1476)
- 2026.05.12: 80á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed MichaĆ Rapacz (1946)
- 2026.05.12: 30á”Ê° anniversary, Beatification of Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, MarĂa Antonia BandrĂ©s y ElĂłsegui and Maria Raffaella (1996)
Jubilarians
- 2026.05.09:
Cardinal John Atcherley Dew (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ippolito and Military Ordinary emeritus of New Zealand (New Zealand), celebrates 50 years as priest - 2026.05.09:
Bishop Gheorghi Ivanov JovÄev (76), Bishop emeritus of SofiaâPlovdiv (Bulgaria), celebrates 50 years as priest - 2026.05.10:
Cardinal Arthur Roche (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba, Prefect of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Bishop emeritus of Leeds (England), celebrates 25 years as bishop - 2026.05.10:
Archbishop George Stack (80), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (Wales) and former Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales), celebrates 25 years as bishop - 2026.05.13:
Bishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54), Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh (India), celebrates 25 years as priest
Major Papal Documents
- 2026.01.21: Law âStatutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academyâ
- 2025.12.11: Apostolic Letter âOn the importance of Archaeology on the occasion of the Centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeologyâ
- 2025.12.08: Apostolic Letter Una fedeltĂ che genera futuro On the 60á”Ê° anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees Optatam Totius and Presbyterorum Ordinis
- 2025.11.23: Motu Proprio âRegulations for the Staff of the Roman Curiaâ
- 2025.11.23: Motu Proprio âGeneral Regulations of the Roman Curiaâ
Curial Documents
- 2026.03.04: International Theological Commission, Document âOn Christian anthropology in the face of some future scenarios for humanityâ
- 2026.01.10: Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree âSpecial Jubilee Year for the 8á”Ê° centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisiâ
- 2025.11.25: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note âOn the Value of Matrimony as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belongingâ
- 2025.11.04: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note Mater Populi Fidelis âOn some Marian titles regarding Maryâs cooperation in the work of salvationâ
- 2025.11.03: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curial Letter âOn the alleged apparitions of Our Lord Jesus Christ in DozulĂ©â
Minor Papal Documents
- 2026.04.24: Letter âGranting of the Ecclesiastica Communio to the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeansâ
- 2026.04.24: Message To the participants in the Commemorative Event marking the 15á”Ê° Anniversary of the Abolition of the Death Penalty in the State of Illinois
- 2026.04.18: Message For the meeting of the Toniolo Young Professional Association
- 2026.04.12: Letter To the Cardinals
- 2026.04.12: Message To the Dean of the College of Cardinals on the 1Ëąá” Anniversary of the death of Pope Francis
Papal Speeches
- 2026.05.02: Homily âMass with Episcopal Ordinationsâ
- 2026.04.27: Speech âVisit to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academyâ
- 2026.04.27: Speech âBlessing of the foundation stone of the âHeart Center â Pope Francisâ at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Romeâ
- 2026.04.27: Speech To the Archbishop of Canterbury
- 2026.04.26: Homily âMass with Priestly Ordinationsâ
- 2026.04.25: Speech To participants in the National Meeting of Catholic Religion Teachers, promoted by the Italian Bishopâs Conference
- 2026.04.25: Speech To members of the European Peopleâs Party in the European Parliament
- 2026.04.23: Speech âPress Conference (Papal Flight to Rome)â
- 2026.04.23: Homily âMass (Malabo Stadium)â
- 2026.04.22: Speech âMeeting with Young People and Families (Bata Stadium)â
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