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- 2026.10.24:
Bishop Joseph Francis Badji (60) succeeded as Bishop of Kolda (Senegal) - 2026.10.24: Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (75) resigned as Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)
- 2026.10.21:
Fr. Leandro Machado Silvestre (48), Priest of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) - 2026.10.19:
Fr. Stephen Wang Wei-jon (59) was consecrated as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England) - 2026.10.17:
Fr. Joan Torres Torres and 19 companions were beatified - 2026.10.17:
Fr. Jean Miguina, O.F.M. Cap. (47), was consecrated as Bishop of Sarh (Chad) - 2026.10.17:
Archbishop Edouard Georges Daher, B.C. (53), Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was appointed as Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan) - 2026.10.17: Archbishop Joseph Gébara (61) resigned as Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)
- 2026.10.16: Fr. Andrés Martínez Esteban (54), Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Temuniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)
- 2026.10.16: Fr. Fernando Murga Gómez (61), Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Thasbalta and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)
- 2026.10.16:
Archbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) and Apostolic Administrator of Aného (Togo), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo - 2026.10.16: Bishop Jacques Danka Longa (65), Bishop of Kara (Togo) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Togo
Necrology
- 2026.10.17:
Archbishop Sabri Anar, Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye), passed away at 60 - 2026.10.13:
Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau, Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium), passed away at 101 - 2026.10.10:
Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ 谷 大二), Bishop emeritus of Saitama さいたま (Japan), passed away at 73 - 2026.10.09:
Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm., Bishop emeritus of Beja (Portugal), passed away at 84 - 2026.10.07:
Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane, Bishop emeritus of Venice (USA), passed away at 76 - 2026.10.04:
Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D., Bishop of Udaipur (India), passed away at 74 - 2026.10.01: Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Itapipoca (Brazil), passed away at 82
- 2026.10.01:
Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega, Bishop emeritus of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba), passed away at 86
Papal Audiences
- 2026.10.24:
Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm., 
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro - 2026.10.23: Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.,
Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, Bishop Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D., Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F., Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A., Bishop Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M., Bishop Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R., Bishop Rafael Valdivieso Miranda, 
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk - 2026.10.22: Cardinal Mario Grech,
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell - 2026.10.15:
Archbishop Paolo Rudelli - 2026.10.12: Archbishop Martin Krebs, Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D., Mr. Alistair Dutton, Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, Archbishop Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.
Feasts
| Friday in the 29ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint John of Capistrano, priest Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia, Bologna, Lanciano–Ortona, Urgell) Blessed Arnold Rèche, religieux (Metz) Blessed Gregorio Celli, religious (Rimini) Blessed Marie-Madeleine Fontaine and companions, martyrs (Cambrai) Friday in the Week of the Sunday of Dedication (Ambrosian) Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop and confessor (Extraordinary Form) Saint Eucharius, martyr (Nancy) Saint John Paul II, pope (Nottingham) Saint John of Syracuse, bishop (Acireale, Agrigento, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Catania, Cefalù, Mazara del Vallo, Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela, Monreale, Nicosia, Noto, Palermo, Patti, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Siracusa, Trapani) Saint Józef Bilczewski, bishop (Poland, Ukraine) Saint Lomer of Corbion, abbot (Blois) Saint Servandus and Saint Germanus, martyrs (Cádiz y Ceuta, Mérida–Badajoz) Saint Severin of Cologne, bishop (Köln) |
| Saturday in the 29ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop The Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Pittsburgh, Szeged–Csanád, Trapani) Blessed Jan Wojciech Balicki, priest (Przemyśl) Saint Arethas and companions, martyrs (Northern Arabia) Saint Eberigisil, bishop (Köln) Saint Luigi Guanella, priest (Chur, Como, Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino, Lansing, Lugano, Milano, Vittorio Veneto) Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia, bishop (Mexico) Saint Raphael, archangel (Extraordinary Form, Córdoba) Saturday in the Week of the Sunday of Dedication (Ambrosian) The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cabo Verde) |
| 30ᵗʰ Sunday in Ordinary Time 1ˢᵗ Sunday after the Dedication (Ambrosian) Dedication of the Churches of the Vicariate (Southern Arabia) Our Lady Queen of Palestine (Jerusalem) Saint Maurus of Pécs, bishop (Pécs) The Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Extraordinary Form) |
| Monday in the 30ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Nîmes) Blessed Bonaventure of Potenza, priest (Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni, Ischia) Blessed Celina Borzęcka, religious (Bielsko–Żywiec, Kraków) Blessed Gonzalo of Lagos, priest (Évora) Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (Venezuela) Feria: 22ⁿᵈ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Monday in the Week of the 1ˢᵗ Sunday after the Dedication (Ambrosian) Our Lady of Verdun, Mother of God (Verdun) Saint Amandus of Strasbourg, bishop (Strasbourg) Saint Aptonus of Angoulême, bishop (Angoulême) Saint Cedd, bishop (Brentwood) Saint Chad and Saint Cedd, bishops (England) Saint Demetrius and companions, martyrs (Srijem) Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, martyr (Požega) Saint Evaristus, pope and martyr (Extraordinary Form) Saint John Đạt, priest and martyr (Hà Nôi) Saint Rusticu of Narbonnes, bishop (Carcassonne et Narbonne) Saint Sigibaud of Metz, bishop (Metz) |
| Tuesday in the 30ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Denver, L’Aquila, Rožňava, Tivoli) Blessed Bartolomeo Breganze, bishop (Vicenza) Blessed Gonzalo of Lagos, priest (Portugal, Timor-Leste) Feria: 22ⁿᵈ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Saint Florus of Pula, bishop (Poreč i Pula) Saint Francisco Díaz del Rincón, priest, and companions, martyrs (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Saint Genitorus and companions, martyrs (Bourges) Saint Namatius of Clermont, bishop (Clermont) Saint Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, religious (Chieti–Vasto) Saint Vincent, Saint Sabina and Saint Christeta, martyrs (Burgos, Toledo, Ávila, Évora) The Transitus of Saint Mary Salome (Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino) Tuesday in the Week of the 1ˢᵗ Sunday after the Dedication (Ambrosian) |
| Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Les Gonaïves) The Lord of Miracles (Peru) |
| Thursday in the 30ᵗʰ Week in Ordinary Time Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral (Częstochowa) Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka, religious and martyr (Brno, Wien) Blessed Narciso Esténaga y Echevarría, bishop, and companions, martyrs (Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño) Feria: 22ⁿᵈ Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form) Saint Colman of Kilmacduagh, bishop (Ireland) Saint Fidelis of Como, martyr (Como) Saint Francisco Díaz, priest and martyr (Sevilla) Saint Gaetano Errico, priest (Napoli) Saint Honoratus of Vercelli, bishop (Ambrosian) Saint Joachim Royo, priest, and companions, martyrs (Teruel y Albarracín) Saint Marcellus of Tangier, martyr (León) Saint Narcisus of Gerona, bishop and martyr (Girona) Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles (Peru) Saint Stefano Minicillo, bishop (Alife–Caiazzo) The Martyrs of Douai College (Westminster) Thursday in the Week of the 1ˢᵗ Sunday after the Dedication (Ambrosian) Translation of the relics of Saint Privatus, bishop and martyr (Mende) |
Martyrology
| Saint John of Capistrano, Franciscan priest Saints Servando and Germán, martyrs of Spain Saints John, bishop, and James, priest, martyrs in Persia Saint Theodoret of Antioch, priest and martyr at Antioch Saint Severin, bishop of Cologne Saint Severinus Boëthius, martyr at Pavia Saint Giovanni, bishop of Siracuse Saint Romain, bishop of Rouen Saint Benoît, priest Saint Ignatius, bishop of Constantinople Saint Ælflæda, abbess Saint Allucio, peacemaker of the poor Blessed Giovanni Bono, hermit Blessed Giovannangelo Porro, Servite priest Blessed Thomas Thwing, priest and martyr of England Blesseds Marie-Clotilde-Angèle de Saint-François-Borgia Paillot and 5 companions, Ursuline virgins, martyrs of France Saint Phaolô Tống Viết Bường, martyr of Vietnam Blessed Arnould Rèche, Lasalian religious Blesseds Ildefonso de la Cruz, Justiniano de San Gabriel de la Dolorosa, Passionist priests, Eufrasio del Amor Misericordioso, Tomás del Santísimo Sacramento, Honorino de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and José María de Jesús y María, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain Blessed Leonardo Olivera Buera, priest and martyr of Spain Blesseds Ambrosio León Lorente Vicente, Florencio Martín Ibáñez Lázaro and Honorato Andrés Zorraquino Herrero, Lasalian religious, martyrs of Spain |
| Saint Anthony Mary Claret, archbishop of Santiago of Cuba, founder of the Claretians Saints Ciriacus and Claudian, martyrs at Hierapolis Saint Proclus, bishop of Constantinople Saints Arethas and 340 companions, martyrs in Arabia Saint Sénoch, priest Saint Martin, deacon and abbot Saint Everigisil, bishop of Cologne and martyr Saint Magloire, bishop of Dol Saint Fromond, bishop of Coutances Saint Giuse Lê Dăng Thi, martyr of Vietnam Saint Luigi Guanella, priest, founder of the Servants of Charity Blessed Giuseppe Baldo, priest, founder of the Little Daughters of Saint Joseph |
| Saints Crisante and Daria, martyrs at Rome Saints Crépin and Crispian, martyrs at Soissons Saint Miniato, martyr at Florence Saint Front, first bishop of Périgueux Saints Martyrius and Marcian, martyrs at Constantinople Saint Gaudenzio, bishop of Brescia Saint Hilaire, bishop of Mende Saint Frutos, martyr in Segovia Saint Mór, bishop of Pécs Saint Bernat Calbó, bishop of Vic Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, bishop of Cork and Cloyne Blessed Recaredo Centelles Abad, priest and martyr of Spain Blesseds María Teresa Ferragud Roig, María Jesús Masiá Ferragud, María Verónica Masiá Ferragud and María Felicidad Masiá Ferragud, Capuchin Clarisse virgins, and Josefa de la Purificación Masiá Ferragud, Discalced Augustinian virgin, martyrs of Spain |
| Saints Lucian and Marcian, martyrs at Nicomedia Saint Rogatian, priest of Carthage, and Saint Felicissimus, martyrs Saint Amandus, first bishop of Strasbourg Saint Rustique, bishop of Narbonne Saint Aptone, bishop of Angoulême Saint Cedd, bishop of London Saint Eata, bishop of Hexham Saint Sigebaud, bishop of Metz Saint Witta, first bishop of Büraburg Saint Beóán, bishop of Mortlach Saint Folco Scotti, bishop of Pavia Blessed Damiano da Finale Furcheri, Dominican priest Blessed Bonaventura da Potenza Lavanga, Conventual Franciscan priest |
| Saint Evaristus, pope and martyr Saint Trasea, bishop of Eumenia and martyr Saint Namace, bishop of Clermont Saint Gaudioso, bishop of Naples Saint Oran, monk Blessed Bartolomeo di Breganze, Dominican, bishop of Vicenza Blessed Salvador Mollar Ventura, Franciscan religious and martyr of Spain |
| Saints Simon and Jude, apostles Saint Ferrutius, martyr Saint Fedele, martyr near Como Saints Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta, martyrs at Avila Saint Genès, martyr in France Saint Sauve, bishop of Amiens Saint Faron, bishop of Meaux Saint Germain, abbot of Talloires Saints Francisco Serrano Frías, Dominican bishop-elect and vicar apostolic of Fujian, Joaquín Royo Pérez, Juan Alcober Figuera and Francisco Díaz del Rincón, Dominican priests, martyrs of China Saint Gioan Ðạt, priest and martyr of Vietnam Saint Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán, priest and martyr of Mexico Blessed Salvador Damián Enguix Garés, father of family, martyr of Spain Blessed José Ruiz Bruixola, priest and martyr of Spain |
| Saint Felician, martyr at Carthage Saint Narcissus, bishop of Jerusalem Saint Onorato, bishop of Vercelli Saint Zenobius, priest and martyr at Tyre Saint Abraham, anchorite Saint Theudère, bishop of Vienne Saint Colman, bishop of Kilmacduagh Saint Dodon, abbot Saint Gaetano Errico, priest, founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
Celebrations
- 2026.01.10 – 2027.01.10: Year of St. Francis
- 2026.11.06 – 2026.11.08: Apostolic Journey to Uruguay
- 2026.11.08 – 2026.11.11: Apostolic Journey to Argentina
- 2026.11.11 – 2026.11.17: Apostolic Journey to Peru
- 2026.11.15: World Day of the Poor 2026
- 2026.11.22: World Youth Day 2026
- 2026.12.25 – 2027.01.01: Christmas Octave 2026
- 2026.12.31 – 2027.12.31: Jubilee Year of Compostela 2027
- 2027.01.01: World Day of Peace 2027
- 2027.01.18 – 2027.01.25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2027
Commemorations
- 2026.10.24: 150ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Josep Mañé March (1876)
- 2026.10.24: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Amado García Sánchez, Blessed Roque Guillén Garcés, Blessed Benito Paradela Novoa, Blessed Antonio Toral Cascales and Blessed José Toral Cascales (1936)
- 2026.10.24: 5ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of Sandra Sabattini (2021)
- 2026.10.25: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de María Arimany Ferrer, Blessed Recaredo Centelles Abad, Blessed María Teresa Ferragud Roig, Blessed Josefa de la Purificación Masiá Ferragud, Blessed María Felicidad Masiá Ferragud, Blessed María Jesús Masiá Ferragud and Blessed María Verónica Masiá Ferragud (1936)
- 2026.10.26: 125ᵗʰ anniversary, Birth of Blessed Arturo Ros Montalt (1901)
- 2026.10.26: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Juan de Dios Marín Masdemont (1936)
- 2026.10.27: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Salvador Damián Enguix Garés (1936)
- 2026.10.28: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Claudio Julián García San Roma, Blessed María Asumpta González Trujillano, Blessed María Pilar Gullón Yturriaga, Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco, Blessed Leoncio Lope García and Blessed Olga Pérez-Monteserín Núñez (1936)
- 2026.10.29: 90ᵗʰ anniversary, Death of Blessed Victoria Arregui Guinea, Blessed Julián Castilla Casado, Blessed Augusto María Merino Miguel, Blessed Joaquina Rey Aguirre and Blessed José Ruiz Bruixola (1936)
- 2026.10.29: 10ᵗʰ anniversary, Beatification of Benedictine Martyrs of Madrid (2016)
Jubilarians
- 2026.10.28:
Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui (52), Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola), celebrates 25 years as priest - 2026.10.30: Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (78), Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Vasai (India), celebrates 50 years as priest
- 2026.10.31:
Bishop Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés (55), Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile), celebrates 25 years as priest - 2026.10.31: Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela (90), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain), celebrates 50 years as bishop
- 2026.11.06: Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (102), Bishop emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil), celebrates 60 years as bishop
Major Papal Documents
- 2026.09.01: Motu Proprio “Abrogating the Motu Proprio “Un futuro sostenibile””
- 2026.08.29: Motu Proprio “Amending Canons 106 and 126 of the Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium”
- 2026.07.31: Law “Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State”
- 2026.06.24: Motu Proprio Confirma fratres tuos On the revision of the Apostolic Constitution “In Ecclesiarum Communione”
- 2026.05.20: Law “Statutes of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors”
Curial Documents
- 2026.08.21: International Theological Commission, Document ““Caring for our Common Home”: A Responsible and Fraternal Response to the Trinitarian God”
- 2026.07.02: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Decree “On the excommunication of the bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X”
- 2026.07.02: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note “Explanatory Note on the decree of excommunication of the bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X”
- 2026.06.24: Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Message “For Sea Sunday 2026”
- 2026.06.22: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Note A Journey of Hope “Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate”
Minor Papal Documents
- 2026.10.22: Message “Video Message of invitation to register for World Youth Day Seoul 2027”
- 2026.10.13: Message “St the conclusion of the Meeting on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia”
- 2026.10.11: Letter To Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
- 2026.10.07: Message For the 100ᵗʰ World Mission Sunday
- 2026.09.14: Letter “Chirograph on the new premises to be allocated to the Vatican Apostolic Archives and the Vatican Apostolic Library”
Papal Speeches
- 2026.10.22: Speech To the participants in the International Congress on the Pastoral Care of Schools and Universities
- 2026.10.22: Speech To the delegation of the American Jewish Committee
- 2026.10.21: Speech To participants in the conference promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- 2026.10.14: Homily “Mass at the conclusion of the meeting marking the 10ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia”
- 2026.10.12: Speech To the members of the Circle of St Peter
- 2026.10.10: Speech To the participants in the Meeting of Museum Directors from around the world (Bizot Group)
- 2026.10.10: Speech To the participants in the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Melkite Church of Antioch
- 2026.10.08: Homily “Mass for the Inauguration of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Universities”
- 2026.10.07: Speech “Greeting to the Louisiana Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums”
- 2026.10.07: Speech “Meeting with the Heads of Eastern Churches and the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia”
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