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- 2026.06.27:
Fr. Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50) was consecrated as Bishop of Francistown (Botswana) - 2026.06.27:
Fr. PrzemysĆaw Tomasz Szulc (48) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cufruta and Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin (Poland) - 2026.06.26:
Bishop Benoßt Comlan Messan Alowonou (77) resigned as Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo) - 2026.06.26: Fr. Edmond Yawo Amekuse (58), Priest of Kpalimé (Togo), was elected Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)
- 2026.06.24:
Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.J. (72), resigned as Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic) - 2026.06.24: Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. (62), succeeded as Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)
- 2026.06.24:
Fr. Johannes Zehe (62), Priest of Hamburg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of AquĂŠ Sirenses and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany) - 2026.06.24:
Fr. Anand David Xalxo (50), Priest of Ranchi (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi (India) - 2026.06.24: Bishop Krzysztof Chudzio (62), Titular Bishop of MarazanĂŠ and Auxiliary Bishop of PrzemyĆl (Poland), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of RzeszĂłw (Poland)
- 2026.06.24:
Bishop RubĂ©n Antonio GonzĂĄlez Medina, C.M.F. (77), resigned as Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico) - 2026.06.24: Fr. Geraldo RamĂrez Torres (58), Priest of Ponce (Puerto Rico), was elected Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)
Necrology
- 2026.06.24:
Bishop NĂ©stor Rafael Herrera Heredia, Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador), passed away at 92 - 2026.06.24:
Bishop Emilio Layon Bataclan, Bishop emeritus of Iligan (Philippines) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cebu (Philippines), passed away at 85 - 2026.06.22:
Msgr. Francis Edward Walsh, Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 89 - 2026.06.18:
Msgr. Domenico Corona, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 73 - 2026.06.16: Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 95
- 2026.06.14: Msgr. Giovanni Battista Gandolfo, Priest of AlbengaâImperia (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 87
- 2026.06.13:
Bishop Silvano Pedroso Montalvo, Bishop of GuantĂĄnamoâBaracoa (Cuba), passed away at 73 - 2026.06.13: Msgr. James K. Ramer, Priest of Peoria (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 80
Papal Audiences
- 2026.06.27:
Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, 
Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. - 2026.06.26:
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero - 2026.06.25: Cardinal Victor Manuel FernĂĄndez, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop Gintaras Linas GruĆĄas, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Cardinal Ladislav NĂ©met, S.V.D., Fraâ John Timothy Dunlap, S.M.O.M., Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, Archbishop Bejoy Nicephorus DâCruze, O.M.I., Archbishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.,
Bishop James Romen Boiragi, Bishop Paul Gomes, Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, 
Bishop Subroto Boniface Gomes, Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C., Bishop Emmanuel Kanon Rozario, Bishop Gervas Rozario, Bishop Sebastian Tudu - 2026.06.24: Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo
- 2026.06.22: Cardinal Victor Manuel FernĂĄndez,
Cardinal Kurt Koch, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Cardinal Mario Grech, Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (ćèŁæż)
Feasts
| Saturday in the 12á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor of the Church The Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday Saturday in the Week after the 4á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Metz, Sacramento, Sisak) Blessed Jeanne GĂ©rard and companions, martyrs (Verdun) Blessed Leonid Feodorov, priest and martyr (Russia) Blessed Louise-ThĂ©rĂšse de Montaignac, religious (Moulins) Blessed Maria Pia Mastena, virgin (Vittorio Veneto) Blessed Nykyta Budka and Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky, bishops and martyrs (Canada) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Haiti, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Arecibo, Northern Arabia, Salina) Saint Agoard and Saint Aglibert, martyrs (CrĂ©teil) Saint Arialdo of Milan, deacon and martyr (Milano) Saint Ferdinando of Aragona, bishop (AlifeâCaiazzo) Saint Hemma of Gurk (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovenia, BolzanoâBressanone) Saint John Southworth, priest and martyr (Westminster) Saint Ladislaus (Hungary, BanskĂĄ Bystrica, Nitra, RoĆŸĆava, Trnava, Zagreb) Saint WalhĂšre of Dinant, priest and martyr (Namur) Saint Zoilus of Cordoba, martyr (CĂłrdoba, Palencia) |
| 13á”Ê° Sunday in Ordinary Time 5á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form, Ambrosian) Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles (Brazil, England, Scotland, Wales, KĂžbenhavn, Southern Arabia) |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles Monday in the 13á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time (Brazil, England, Scotland, Thailand, Wales, KĂžbenhavn, Southern Arabia) |
| Tuesday in the 13á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Grand Falls, Joliette, Olomouc, Saint-Paul) Saint Martial of Limoges, bishop (AngoulĂȘme, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges, Poitiers, Tulle) Saint Otto of Bamberg, bishop (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, BolzanoâBressanone) Saint Paul, apostle (Extraordinary Form) Saint Peter, apostle (Extraordinary Form) Saint Vincent Äá» Yáșżn, priest and martyr (Bac Ninh) Tuesday in the Week after the 5á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Day of Prayer for modern martyrs of Yemen (Southern Arabia) |
| Wednesday in the 13á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time All Holy Bishops of the Diocese (Blois) Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Westminster) Blessed Antonio Rosmini, priest (Novara, Trento) Blessed Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri, priest (Bologna) Blessed Nazju Falzon, religious (Malta) Blessed Peter Kibe and 187 companions, martyrs (Japan) Saint Austremonius, Saint Martial and Saint Ursinus, bishops (Moulins) Saint Bertrand of Le Mans, bishop (Bordeaux) Saint Calais and Saint Siviard, abbĂ©s (Laval) Saint Castus and Saint Secundinus, bishops and martyrs (Sessa Aurunca) Saint Cybard of AngoulĂȘme, priest (AngoulĂȘme) Saint Junipero Serra, priest (USA) Saint Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr (England, Ireland) Saint Otto of Bamberg, bishop (Poland) Saint Rumbold of Mechelen, bishop and martyr (MechelenâBrussel) The Holy Monks and Abbots of PĂ©rigord: Sour, Amand and Vast (PĂ©rigueux) The Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Extraordinary Form, Liechtenstein, Valencia) Wednesday in the Week after the 5á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) Canada Day (Canada) |
| Thursday in the 13á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Discovery of Our Lady Liberatrix (CampobassoâBoiano) Blessed EugĂ©nie Joubert, religious (Le Puy-en-Velay) Blessed Pierre of Luxembourg, bishop (Avignon, Metz, NĂźmes, Verdun) Our Lady Queen of Families (Lithuania) Our Lady of Grace (Benevento, TeramoâAtri) Our Lady of LicheĆ (WĆocĆawek) Our Lady of the Rock (Gaeta) Our Lord Crucified of Osimo (AnconaâOsimo) Saint Gall of Clermont, bishop (Clermont) Saint Lidanus of Antena, abbot (LatinaâTerracinaâSezzeâPriverno) Saint Marcellus and Saint Anastasius, martyrs (Bourges) Saint Monegundis of Chartres, religious (Chartres, Tours) Saint Theobaldus of Provins, priest and hermit (Vicenza) Saints Processus and Martinian, martyrs (Extraordinary Form) The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Extraordinary Form, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovakia, BolzanoâBressanone) Thursday in the Week after the 5á”Ê° Sunday after Pentecost (Ambrosian) |
| Saint Thomas, apostle Friday in the 13á”Ê° Week in Ordinary Time (SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe) Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr (Extraordinary Form) |
Martyrology
| Saint Cyril, bishop of Alexandria of Egypt and doctor of the Church Saint Gundenis, martyr Saint Zoilo, martyr at Cordoba Saint Sampson the Hospitable, priest Saint Jean de Chinon, priest Saint Arialdo, deacon and martyr Blessed Benvenuto da Gubbio, Franciscan religious Saint TÎma Toån, catechist and martyr of Vietnam Saint Marguerite Bays, virgin Blessed Louise-ThérÚse de Montaignac de Chauvance, virgin, founder of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Saint Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, martyr and doctor of the Church Saints Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Serenus, Rhais, Potamiana and Marcella, martyrs of Alexandria of Egypt Saint Paul I, pope Saint Argimiro, martyr Saint Heimerad, priest and hermit Saint John Southworth, priest and martyr of England Saint Vincenza Gerosa, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere Saints Lucia Wang Cheng, Maria Fan Kun, Maria Chi Yu and Maria Zheng Xu, martyrs of China Saint Maria Du Zhaoshi, martyr of China Blesseds Severian Baranyk and Yakym Senâkivâskyi, Basilian priests of Saint Josaphat, martyrs of Ukraine |
| Saints Peter and Paul, apostles Saint Siro, bishop of Genoa Saint Cassio, bishop of Narni Saint Hemma, widow Blessed Ramon Llull, Franciscan tertiary and martyr in Palma Saints Paulus Wu Anju, Ioannes Baptista Wu Mantang and Paulus Wu Wanshu, martyrs of China Saints Maria Du Tianshi and Magdalena Du Fengju, martyrs of China |
| The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Saint Basilides, martyr at Alexandria of Egypt Saint Martial, bishop of Limoges Saint Bertrand, bishop of Le Mans Saint Erentrudis, first abbess of Nonnberg Saint Teobaldo, priest and hermit Saint Ladislaus, king of Hungary Saint Otto, bishop of Bamberg Saint Adolfo, bishop of OsnabrĂŒck Blessed Philip Powel (Morgan), Benedictine priest, martyr of England Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, Redemptorist priest Saint Vinh-SÆĄn Ăá» Yáșżn, Dominican priest and martyr of Vietnam Saints Raimundus Li Quanzhen and Petrus Li Quanhui, martyrs of China Blessed Zynovii Kovalyk, Redemptorist priest, martyr of Ukraine Blessed Vasylâ Vsevolod Velychkovsâkyi, auxiliary bishop of Lviv, martyr |
| Saint Aaron, prophet and high priest Saint Martin, bishop of Vienne Saint Domitien, abbot Saint Thierry, priest Saint Cybard, priest Saint Jaoua, bishop of Saint-Pol-de-LĂ©on Saint Carilef, abbot Blesseds George Beesley and Montfort Scott, priests and martyrs of England Blessed Thomas Maxfield, priest and martyr of England Saint Oliver Plunkett, bishop of Armagh and martyr of England Blesseds LĂ©onard Duverneuil, Discalced Carmelite priest, and Pierre-Yrieix Labrouhe de Laborderie, canon, martyrs of France Blessed Nazju Falzon, priest of Malta Saint Zhang Huailu, martyr of China Saints Justino Orona Madrigal and Atilano Cruz Alvarado, priests and martyrs of Mexico Blessed Jan Nepomucen Chrzan, priest and martyr at Dachau |
| Saints Processo and Martiniano, martyrs Saints Liberatus, Boniface, Servus, Rusticus, Rogatus, Septimus and Maximus, martyrs Saint Monégonde, anchorite Saint Swithun, bishop of Winchester Saint Lidano, founder and abbot of Santa Cecilia at Sezze Blessed Pierre de Luxembourg, bishop of Metz Blesseds Giovanni Becchetti and Pietro Becchetti, Augustinian Hermit priests Saint Bernardino Realino, Jesuit priest Blessed Eugénie Joubert, virgin of the Congregation of Holy Family of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Saint Thomas, apostle Saint Anatolius, bishop of Laodicea Saint Memnon, centurion, martyr Saints Mark and Mucian, martyrs Saint Heliodorus, bishop of Altino Saint Anatolius, bishop of Constantinople Saint Leo II, pope Saint Raymond Gayrard, widower Saint Giuse Nguyáșżn ĂĂŹnh Uyá»n, martyr of Vietnam Saint PhiliphĂȘ Phan VÄn Minh, priest and martyr of Vietnam Blessed MarĂa Ana Mogas Fontcuberta, virgin, founder of the Missionary Franciscans of the Mother of Divine Shepherd Saints Petrus Zhao Mingzhen and Ioannes Baptista Zhao Mingxi, martyrs of China |
Celebrations
- 2026.01.10 â 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
- 2026.06.27 â 2026.06.28: 15á”Ê° Extraordinary Consistory
- 2026.07.04: Pastoral Visit to Lampedusa
- 2026.07.12: Sea Sunday 2026
- 2026.07.26: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2026
- 2026.08.06: Pastoral Visit to Assisi
- 2026.08.22: Pastoral Visit to Rimini
- 2026.09.01: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2026
- 2026.09.25 â 2026.09.28: Apostolic Journey to France
- 2026.09.27: World Tourism Day 2026
Commemorations
- 2026.06.28: 75á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed Maria Pia Mastena (1951)
- 2026.06.29: 75á”Ê° anniversary, Sacerdotal Ordination of Pope Benedict XVI (1951)
- 2026.07: 90á”Ê° anniversary, Death of Blessed Pedro Velasco Narbona (1936)
- 2026.07.03: 3Êłá” centenary, Birth of Blessed Vincent-Joseph le Rousseau de Rosencoat (1726)
- 2026.07.03: 150á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed JerĂłnimo Tobar Calzada (1876)
- 2026.07.03: 125á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed Josefa Monrabal Montaner (1901)
- 2026.07.04: 250á”Ê° anniversary, Founding of the United States of America (1776)
- 2026.07.05: 175á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Saint Hannibal Mary Di Francia (1851)
- 2026.07.05: 125á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed Pere Martret Moles (1901)
- 2026.07.06: 150á”Ê° anniversary, Birth of Blessed Leovigildo Ăvalos GonzĂĄlez (1876)
Jubilarians
- 2026.06.28: Cardinal Fortunato Frezza (84), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata and Undersecretary emeritus of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.28: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (83), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29: Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (83), Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29: Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of PerugiaâCittĂ della Pieve (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29: Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (83), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29:
Patriarch Fouad Twal (85), Patriarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine), former President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, former President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), celebrates 60 years as priest - 2026.06.29: Archbishop Francesco Cacucci (83), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of BariâBitonto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari, celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29:
Bishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (86), Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibambilla (Peru), celebrates 60 years as priest - 2026.06.29:
Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (87), Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon), celebrates 60 years as priest - 2026.06.29: Bishop Felice Di Molfetta (86), Bishop emeritus of CerignolaâAscoli Satriano (Italy), celebrates 60 years as priest
- 2026.06.29:
Bishop Hansjörg Hofer (74), Titular Bishop of Abziri and Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (Austria), celebrates 50 years as priest - 2026.06.29: Bishop RaĂșl Holguer LĂłpez Mayorga (99), Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador), celebrates 75 years as priest
- 2026.06.29:
Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (87), Bishop emeritus of Chalatenango (El Salvador), celebrates 60 years as priest - 2026.06.29:
Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84), Titular Bishop of Respecta and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia), celebrates 60 years as priest - 2026.06.29: Bishop Alois Schwarz (74), Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria), celebrates 50 years as priest
- 2026.06.29:
Bishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (98), Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil), celebrates 70 years as priest
Major Papal Documents
- 2026.05.15: Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence
- 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
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
- 2026.06.13: Message âWorld Day of the Poor 2026: âThe Lord is the refuge of the poorââ
- 2026.06.12: Message To priests on the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
- 2026.06.07: Message For the 6á”Ê° World Apostolic Congress on Mercy on the Theme âLet Us Build the City of Mercyâ (Vilnius)
- 2026.05.30: Message For the 16á”Ê° National Symposium on Families in Aparecida (Brazil)
- 2026.05.27: Letter âChirograph for the establishment of the Steering and Supervisory Commission for the Foundation âCasa Sollievo della Sofferenza â Work of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.ââ
Papal Speeches
- 2026.06.12: Speech âMeeting with organizations working for the Integration of Migrants (Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna, Tenerife)â
- 2026.06.12: Speech âMeeting with migrants (Las RaĂces Center, Tenerife)â
- 2026.06.12: Homily âMass (port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife)â
- 2026.06.11: Speech âMeeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious, Seminarians and Pastoral Workers (Cathedral of Saint Anne, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)â
- 2026.06.11: Speech âMeeting with organizations working with Migrants (port of ArguineguĂn, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)â
- 2026.06.11: Homily âMass (Gran Canaria Stadium)â
- 2026.06.10: Speech âMeeting with Diocesan Charity and Welfare Organizations (Church of Sant AgustĂ, Barcelona)â
- 2026.06.10: Speech âRecitation of the Holy Rosary (Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat)â
- 2026.06.10: Speech âVisit (Penitential Center Brians 1, Barcelona)â
- 2026.06.10: Homily âMass (Basilica of the Sagrada FamĂlia, Barcelona)â
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