Events from the year 2014 in Vatican City.
Incumbents Pope: Francis
Events January 5 January – 50th anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople. An international trip for Pope Francis is announced for the Holy Land to meet Bartholomew I. 12 January – Announcement of the creation of 19 new cardinals: 16 eligible to vote in future papal conclaves and 3 non-voting cardinals.
February 17–19 February – The 3rd meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers. This council was the first attended by Cardinal Pietro Parolin. 22 February – 19 new cardinals elevated by Pope Francis in the presence of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. 24 February – Establishment of the Secretariat for the Economy.
March 8 March – The nomination for five years of the 15 members of the Secretariat for the Economy. 22 March – Creation of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
April 3 April – The equivalent canonizations of José de Anchieta, Marie of the Incarnation and Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval. 27 April – Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II in the presence of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 28–30 April – The 4th meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers.
July 1–4 July – The 5th meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers.
September 15–17 September – The 6th meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers.
October 5–19 October – Extraordinary General Synod of Bishops on the topic of the pastoral challenges to the family. 19 October – Beatification of Pope Paul VI.
November 23 November – The canonization of Giovanni Antonio Farina, Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Ludovico of Casoria, Nicholas Longobardi, Amato Ronconi and Euphrasia Eluvathingal.
December 20 December – nomination of Jean-Louis Tauran as vice-camerlengo of the Roman Catholic church.
Deaths
See also
Roman Catholic Church 2014 in Europe City states
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