Recent Appointments

• 2009.07.03: Archbishop Émilius Goulet, P.S.S. (76) resigned from the office of Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada)
• 2009.07.03: Bishop Albert LeGatt (56), Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada)
• 2009.07.03: Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (83) resigned from the office of Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls
• 2009.07.03: Cardinal Francesco Marchisano (80) resigned from the office of President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See and President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See
• 2009.07.03: Archbishop Francesco Monterisi (75), Secretary of Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls
• 2009.07.03: Msgr. Giorgio Corbellini (62), Vice General Secretary of Governatorate of the Vatican City State, was elected President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See and President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See and Titular Bishop of Abula
• 2009.07.03: Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (71), Apostolic Nuncio of Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio of Spain and Permanent Observer of World Tourism Organization, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for Bishops
• 2009.07.02: Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli (61) was elected Bishop of Frascati (Italy)
• 2009.07.02: Bishop Giuseppe Matarrese (75) resigned from the office of Bishop of Frascati (Italy)

Upcoming Celebrations

• 2009.06.19 – 2010.06.19: Year for Priests
• 2009.09.06: Pastoral Visit to Viterbo and Bagnoreggio
• 2009.09.26 – 2009.09.28: Apostolic Journey to Czech Republic
• 2009.10.04 – 2009.10.25: 2nd Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
• 2009.10.16: World Food Day 2009
• 2009.10.18: World Mission Sunday 2009
• 2010.02.17 – 2010.04.01: Lent 2010
• 2010.04.01 – 2010.04.04: Triduum 2010

Recent Papal Documents

• Letter “For the millennium anniversary celebration of Lithuania” (2009.06.23)
• Letter “For the Ecclesiastical Communion with the Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch” (2009.06.18)
• Letter “Proclaiming a Year for Priests on the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé of Ars” (2009.06.16)
• Letter “Compendium of the Letter to the Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Persons and Lay Faithful of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China” (2009.05.24)
• Letter “For the closing of the Pauline Year in the Holy Land” (2009.05.16)

Recent Curial Documents

• Congregation for Clergy, Curial Letter “To priests for the Year for Priests” (2009.05)
• Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Special Indulgences conceded on the occasion of the Year for Priests in honour of St. John Vianney” (2009.04.25)
• Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Message “To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2009” (2009.04.03)
• Secretariat of State, Message “To the Italian Minister of Labour on the occasion of the G8 Social Summit” (2009.03.30)
• Synod of Bishops, Instrumentum laboris “2nd Special Assembly for Africa - 2009” (2009.03.19)

Recent Papal Speeches

• Speech “To Metropolitan Archbishops who received the Sacred Pallium on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” (2009.06.30)
• Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul” (2009.06.29)
• Homily “First Vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul for the closing of the Pauline Year” (2009.06.28)
• Speech “To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Viêt Nam on their ad Limina visit” (2009.06.27)
• Speech “To a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and for the closing of the Pauline Year” (2009.06.27)