MARCH 2013

Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Prayer of Pope Francis to the Salus Populi Romani

Clementine Hall, at 11:00
Audience with the Cardinals

Address of the Holy Father
[English, French,  German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 11:00
Audience to the media representatives

Address of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Parish of St. Anna in the Vatican, at 10:00
Holy Mass

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Domus Sanctae Marthae, at 12:50
Meeting with the President of the Republic of Argentina

Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Imposition of the Pallium, bestowal of the Fisherman's Ring and Holy Mass for the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome Francis

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Clementine Hall, at 11:00
Audience with the Representatives of the Churches and Ecclesial Communities, and of the Different Religions

Sala Regia, at 11:00
Audience to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See

Castel Gandolfo, at 12:15
Meeting with the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Blessing of the Palms, Procession and Holy Mass

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Address of the Holy Father  
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
Chrism Mass

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Vatican Basilica, at 17:00
PAPAL MASS
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

Meditations by Lebanese young people under the guidance of His Eminent Beatitude Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï
[English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Address of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Vatican Basilica, at 20:30
PAPAL MASS
Easter Vigil

Homily of the Holy Father during the Easter Vigil
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Video-Message of Pope Francis on the occasion of the extraordinary extension of the Holy Shroud (Holy Saturday, 30 March 2013)
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:15
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass of the Day

Urbi et Orbi Message of Pope Francis
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

APRIL 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli

Address of the Holy Father
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
Priestly Ordinations
Holy Mass

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Pauline Chapel, at 10:00
Eucharistic Concelebration with the Eminent Cardinals resident in Rome on the occasion of the Feast of St George

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish,  Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
Holy Mass and Conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

MAY 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Basilica of Saint Mary Major, at18:00
Holy Rosary

Address of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, German, Italian, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
Holy Mass for Confraternities

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 17:00
Swearing-in of the Swiss Guards

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Redemptoris Mater Chapel
Moment of prayer with His Holiness Tawadros II

Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30  
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass and Canonization of the Blesseds:
- Antonio Primaldo and Companions
- Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
- María Guadalupe García Zavala

Homily of the Holy Father 
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 18:00
Pentecost Vigil with the Ecclesial Movements

Address of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30  
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass with the Ecclesial Movements

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Vatican Basilica, at 18:00
Profession of Faith with the Bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Visit to the Parish of Sts. Elizabeth and Zachariah, at 9:30
Holy Mass

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Saint John Lateran Square, at 19:00
Holy Mass
Procession to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Eucharistic Blessing

Saint Peter's Square, at 20:00
Holy Rosary - Conclusion of the month of May

JUNE 2013 

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Vatican Basilica, at 17:00
Holy Mass on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the death of John XXIII, presided over by His Excellency Monsignor Francesco Beschi, Bishop of Bergamo

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 12:00
Special Audience with the students of the Jesuit Schools of Italy and Albania

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
Holy Mass for the Day of "Evangelium Vitae"

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 19:30
Convention of the Diocese of Rome

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass and imposition of the Pallium on new Metropolitan Archbishops

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

JULY 2013 

Vatican Basilica, at 9:30  
Holy Mass with seminarians and novices

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Visit to Lampedusa

Holy Mass in the "Arena" sports camp: Homily of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Video

Castel Gandolfo, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI
[Albanian, Croatian, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish]

Decree according to which Special Indulgences are granted to the faithful on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day [Rio de Janeiro, 22-29 July 2013] (9 July 2013)
[English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish]

AUGUST 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Castel Gandolfo, at 10:30
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Basilica of Saint Augustine in Campo Marzio, at 18:00
Holy Mass presided over by Pope Francis for the beginning of the General Chapter of the Order of St Augustine

SEPTEMBER 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 19:00
Vigil of Prayer for Peace

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 17:00
Audience to participants in the Pilgrimage of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 10:00
Meeting with the Clergy of Rome

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Visit to Cagliari

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Paul VI Audience Hall, at 17:00  
Audience with Catechists on the occasion of their International Conference

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Consistory Hall, at 10:00
Consistory for several Causes of Canonization

OCTOBER 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 17:00
Marian prayer

Words of the Holy Father
[Arabic, French, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, German]

Video Message - Prayer Vigil at the Shrine of Divine Love - Marian Day - Year of Faith
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
Holy Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 

Act of entrustment of Mary

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
General Audience

Vatican Basilica, at 16:30
Episcopal Ordination

Homily of The Holy Father
[English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 16:30
Meeting with families

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
Holy Mass on the occasion of Family Day 

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Prayer to the Holy Family

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

NOVEMBER 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Vatican Grottoes, at 18:00
Moment of prayer for the deceased Pontiffs

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Vatican Basilica, Altar of the Chair, at 11:30
PAPAL MASS
Mass for Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
General Audience

Paul VI Hall, at 10:45
Pope Francis' audience with U.N.I.T.A.L.S.I. for the 110th anniversary of its foundation

Address of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Address of the Holy Father
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

at 10:30
General Audience

Greetings to the employees of the Quirinal Palace
[English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, Italian, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

at 10:30
General Audience

Monastery of the Camaldolese Benedictine Nuns of St Anthony the Abbot on the Aventine, at 17:00
Celebration of Vespers and Eucharistic Adoration

Vatican Basilica, at 16:30
Rite of acceptance into the catechumenate and meeting with the catechumens

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30
PAPAL MASS
Closing of the Year of Faith

at 10:30
General Audience

Vatican Basilica, at 17:30
Vespers with the university students of the Roman atheneums

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

DECEMBER 2013

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Address of the Holy Father
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Clementine Hall, at 11:00
Traditional presentation of Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia

Address of the Holy Father
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Address of the Holy Father
[Croatian, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

Solemnity of the Lord's Birth
Vatican Basilica, at 21:30
PAPAL MASS
Mass of the Night

Booklet for the Celebration
Video
Photo Gallery

Homily of the Holy Father
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Solemnity of the Lord's Birth
Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12:00
"Urbi et Orbi" Blessing

"Urbi et Orbi" - Christmas Day 2013
[Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Feast of Saint Stephen
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus

Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00
Angelus and Prayer to the Holy Family

Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
Vatican Basilica, at 17:00
First Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year

Homily of the Holy Father
[English, German, Italian, Portuguese]