Events in the year 2023 in
Vatican City
Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—'
* german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ')
* pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—'
* pt, Cidade do Vati ...
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Incumbents
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Sovereign Pontiff (Pope):
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
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Cardinal Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of His Holiness (Latin: Secretarius Status Sanctitatis Suae,
it, Segretario di Stato di Sua Santità), commonly known as the Cardinal Secretary of State, presides over the Holy See's Secretariat of State, which is the ...
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Pietro Parolin
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President of the Pontifical Commission:
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga L.C. (born 1 March 1945) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State since 1 October 2021 ...
Events
* 5 January – The funeral for Pope emeritus
Benedict XVI takes place in
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, with at least 100,000 attendees.
* 30 March – The Vatican officially repudiates the
discovery doctrine, writing that the 15th-century
papal bulls which promoted it were "manipulated for political purposes by competing colonial powers in order to justify immoral acts against indigenous peoples that were carried out, at times, without opposition from ecclesiastical authorities".
Scheduled
* 10 October –
Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
See also
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Roman Catholic Church
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COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, and all ...
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2023 in Europe
This is a list of events that will take place in Europe in 2023.
Incumbents European Union
*President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
* President of the Parliament: Roberta Metsola
*President of the European Council: Charles Mic ...
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City states
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as ...
References
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