Tuesday 29 September 2026 — Resignations and appointments · Theme of the 2027 World Day of Social Communications
📋 Resignations and appointments
Three new episcopal appointments in Mexico and Canada
📍 Vatican City
In the daily bulletin of the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV announces three episcopal appointments. In Mazatlán (Mexico) he accepts the resignation of Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras and appoints Bishop Ramón Salazar Estrada, until now auxiliary of Guadalajara, born in 1963, ordained a priest in 1993 and a doctor in moral theology from Rome. In Puerto Escondido (Mexico) he accepts the resignation of Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz and appoints Bishop Héctor López Alvarado, also from the archdiocese of Guadalajara, born in 1970, licensed in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. In Trois-Rivières (Canada) he transfers Bishop Pierre Goudreault from the diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière: born in 1963 in Quebec, a doctor in theology, since 2025 he has chaired the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Event detail →📋 Daily schedule
The Dicastery for Communication announces the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the 61st World Day of Social Communications, to be celebrated on 9 May 2027: "A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait." The message states that communicating does not mean "capturing attention" with sensationalist headlines, but "paying attention" to the other and to the truth, with a gaze that prefers to encounter rather than to judge. The text criticizes how digital culture fuels "the lack of true attention," accustoming us to "immediate reactions" and the "superficiality of relationships," and invites educators to promote "rhythms that allow for silence, in-depth study, and reading," calling attention "a precious form of generosity." The document is available in Italian, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Beyond the communiqués released in the bulletin, Tuesday has no public audiences scheduled: Pope Leo XIV continues the ordinary government of the Church at the offices of the Roman Curia after returning from the apostolic journey to France (September 25-28) and the visit to UNESCO. The Holy See Press Office also issues two notices on early October appointments: the press conference presenting the meeting for the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia, set for Friday, October 2 at 11:30, and the notice from the Office for Liturgical Celebrations for the Mass inaugurating the academic year of the Pontifical Universities, presided over by the Pope on Thursday, October 8 at 18:00 in St. Peter's Basilica.
🗓️ Upcoming events
2026-10-01
📿 Rosary with children for peace
At 17:00, in the Vatican Gardens near the Grotto of Lourdes, the Pope recites the Rosary with hundreds of children (between 700 and 1,000) from schools and parishes in Rome, opening the world week of prayer "One Million Children Praying the Rosary," promoted by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need.
Go to page →2026-10-02
📰 Press conference on the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia
At 11:30, in the Holy See Press Office (Via della Conciliazione, 54), the meeting "Ten years from Amoris laetitia: Proclaiming the Gospel with Families Today," convoked by Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican from October 7 to 14, is presented. Speakers include Prof. Gabriella Gambino, Prof. Orietta Rachele Grazioli and Fr. Giacomo Costa S.I.
Go to page →2026-10-07
📖 Encounter on the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia
Encounter in the Vatican (October 7-14) convoked by the Pope with the heads of the Eastern Churches, the presidents of Episcopal Conferences, and a number of families.
Go to page →2026-10-08
⛪ Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities
At 18:00, in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV presides over the Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities.
Go to page →2026-10-27
🕊️ Assisi for the 40th anniversary of the Spirit of Assisi
Interreligious meeting in Assisi marking the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace called by John Paul II.
Go to page →2026-11-06
✈️ Departure for the apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
From November 6 to 17 the Pope visits Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Lima, with a special stop in Chiclayo, his former diocese.
Go to page →🔗 Official sources