STATEMENTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
H. EM. Cardinal TARCISIO BERTONE, S.D.B.

2009

• Visit at "Bambin Gesù" Paediatric Hospital of Rome on the occasion of Christmas (December 23, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Visit to the Crèche of the Sanitation Workers in Porta Cavalleggeri - Rome (December 18, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the Episcopal Ordination of H.E. Msgr. Jean Laffitte, H.E. Msgr. Mario Toso and H.E. Msgr. Giovanni D’Ercole (December 12, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration for the Directive and Executive Board, Staff of U.I.R. (Rome Industrialist and Enterprises Association) on the occasion of Christmas (December 11, 2009)
  [Italian]

• 50th anniversary of the death of Father Luigi Sturzo and 90th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Party (L.U.M.S.A. Headquarter, 10 December 2009)
  [Italian] 

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the 4th centenary of the Ambrosian Library (Cathedral of Milan, 8 December 2009)
  [Italian]

• Message of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, signed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, on the occasion of the Second Review Conference of the landmark Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction [30 November - 4 December 2009, Cartagena - Colombia]
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Presentation of the volume entitled “Church and State in Italy from the Great War to the Concordat (1914-1948). Historical debates at the Parliament” (Convent of "S. Maria Sopra Minerva", 3 December 2009)
  [Italian]

• Commemorative Act on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile - Statement by the Secretary of State during the meeting with the Presidents of Argentina and Chile (November 28, 2009)
  [German, Italian, Spanish]

• Study day on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (November 26, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Inauguration of the Academic Year 2009-2010 of the European University of Rome (November 24, 2009)
  [German, Italian]

• Reperit in Maria (November 22, 2009)
  [Latin]

• 10th anniversary of the re-opening to the worship of the Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi (Assisi, 22 November 2009)
  [Italian]

• Concert in support of the Baby Jesus Hospital in Rome entitled “The light of the children” (November 20, 2009)
  [Italian]

  Eucharistic celebration on the occasion of the meeting of the National Council of the Italian Catholic Physicians' Association (AMCI) (Apostolic Palace, 13 November 2009)
  [Italian]

• Commemoration on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Italian Parliament (Rome, 12 November 2009)
  [Italian]

• Letter to all the Priests of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China (November 10, 2009)
  [Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the opening of the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees (St Peter's Basilica, 9 November 2009)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the first centenary of the birth of Fr. Luigi Cocco (Parish of St. Cassiano, Grugliasco - Turin, 7 November 2009)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the 49th General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors (CISM) and of the 150th anniversary of the Salesian Congregation of Don Bosco (November 7, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Et, qui (October 25, 2009)
  [Latin]

• Presentation of the book entitled "The Apostolic Penitentiary and the Sacrament of Penance" (October 21, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Vos autem (October 18, 2009)
  [Latin]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the 8th centenary of the retrieval of the body of Saint Mary Sàlome (Veroli, 18 October 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the Fourth Centenary of the death of St. John Leonardi (Parish of Santa Maria in Campitelli – Rome, 16 October 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibition “Astrum 2009” for the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy and of the fourth centenary of the invention of the telescope (October 15, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the inauguration of the exhibition: "Power and Grace – The Patron Saints of Europe" [Rome, Palazzo Venezia, 8 October 2009 - 10 January 2010] (October 7, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Apostolic Letter sent on behalf of the Holy Father raising the Servant of God Fr Eustachius Kugler to the glory of the Altars (4 October 2009)
  [Latin]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the taking of possession of the Titular Suburbicarian Church of Frascati (October 3, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Solemn entrance of H.E. Msgr. Francesco Monterisi, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls (October 1, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy (September 29, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration for the 50th anniversary of priesthood of Msgr. Amerigo Ciani (Bellegra, 20 September 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Concelebration on the occasion of the Conference for newly appointed Bishops sponsored by the Congregation for Bishops (September 15, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the 36th National Conference of Ecclesiastical Counselors of the Italian National Farmers Confederation [Coldiretti] (Basilica of Saint Peter, 9 September 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone for the opening of the Holy Door on the occasion of the Feast of Celestinian Forgiveness and the beginning of the Celestinian Year (L’Aquila, 28 August 2009)
  [Italian]

• Interview released by Card. Tarcisio Bertone to L'Osservatore Romano on the occasion of the celebration of the Feast of Celestinian Forgiveness in L'Aquila (August 27, 2009)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Message of Card. Tarcisio Bertone, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, on the occasion of the 30th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples [Rimini, 23-29 August 2009] (August 17, 2009)
  [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Letter of Card. Tarcisio Bertone, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, to participants in the 60th National Liturgical Week of Italy [Barletta, 24-28 August 2009] (August 1, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the First Centenary of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Vatican Basilica, 28 July 2009)
  [English, German, Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the visit to the Senate of the Italian Republic (July 28, 2009)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Eucharistic Celebration in the square in front of the parish church of Sts Peter and Solutor (Romano Canavese, Piedmont, 19 July 2009)
  [Italian, Portuguese]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Solemnity of St Camillo de Lellis (Church of St Mary Magdalene - Rome, 14 July 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the meeting of Salesian former students from the Scalve Valley (Bergamo, 12 July 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the First European Meeting of University Students (Saint Peter's Basilica, 11 July 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the blessing of the first stone of Monsignor Filippo Franceschi House of Sustainable Subsidiarity (Civitas Vitae Center, Padua, 11 July 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the blessing of the first stone of Monsignor Filippo Franceschi House of Sustainable Subsidiarity (Civitas Vitae Center, Padua, 11 luglio 2009)
  [Italian]

• Eucharistic Celebration at the beginning of the pastoral meeting on the situation of the Diocese of Linz (Austria) (Saint Peter's Basilica, June 15, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address on the occasion of the Episcopal Chirotony of the new Archbishop Msgr. Cyril Vasil', Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (Basilica of Saint Mary Major, June 14, 2009)
  [French, Portuguese]

• Vespers for the Solemnity of Corpus Domini (Shrine of Mary Theotokos – Loppiano, June 14, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Solemnity of Corpus Domini (Abbey of Santa Maria di Rosano, June 14, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Dedit quoque (June 7, 2009)
  [Latin]

• Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Parish of the Holy Spirit in Poggibonsi, June 7,  2009)
  [Italian]

• Peregrination of the remains of Saint John Bosco to the Catacombs of Saint Callistus (June 4, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Episcopal Ordination of H.E. Msgr. Joseph Spiteri (May 24, 2009)
  [Italian]
   

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Feast of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (May 6, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Visit to Poland (April 30 to May 3, 2009)

• Holy Mass on the occasion of the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron and Queen of Poland  (Monastery of Jasna Góra - Częstochowa, 3 May 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Appeal of Jasna Góra (May 2, 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Consecration of the Divine Providence Church in Gdansk-Zaspa (May 2, 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Sacrament of Confirmation at the Parish of Straszyn (May 1st, 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Episcopal Ordination of H.E. Msgr. Jan Romeo Pawlowski, new Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Congo and Gabon (Queen of Martyrs Shrine in Bydgoszcz, 30 April 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Lectio magistralis on the occasion of the conferral of the Honoris Causa Doctorate at the Catholic University of Lublin (April 30, 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Holy Mass at the Catholic University of Lublin (April 30, 2009)
  [Italian, Polish]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the diocesan weekly magazine La voce alessandrina (Alessandria, 26 April 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Feast of the Madonna della Salve (Alessandria, 26 April 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Episcopal Consecration of Msgr. Luigi Bianco, Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras (Casale Monferrato, 25 April 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Celebration of the Paschal Precept for the members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican (Domus Sanctae Marthae, 23 April 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibition on the Carolingian Bible (Benedictine Abbey of St Paul Outside the Walls, 18 April 2009)
  [Italian]

• Conferral of the insigna of "Knight of the Collar" of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (April 15, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Funeral Mass for the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo (L'Aquila, 10 April 2009)
  [English, French, Italian, Spanish]

• Message to the Italian Minister of Labour on the occasion of the G8 Social Summit [Rome, 29-31 March 2009]
  [English, Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone at the inauguration of the new Center of Neuromotor Rehabilitation during the Evolutive Age at the Presidium of the Child Jesus Paediatric Hospital in Santa Marinella (March 26, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Pauline Jubilee of University Students: Gospel and Culture for a New Humanism (March 12, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone to participants in the Study Convention promoted on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of foundation of the Vatican City State (February 12, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Message of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on behalf of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel (February 6, 2009)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Lecture by Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Madrid, 5 February 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the Feast of St John Bosco (Bologna, 31 January 2009)
  [Italian]

• Interview of Card. Tarcisio Bertone for L'Osservatore Romano, Vatican Radio and Vatican Television Centre regarding his journey to Mexico on the occasion of the Sixth World Encounter of Families (January 30, 2009)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Lecture of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the conference on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Circle of Rome (January 28, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the Holy Mass celebrated in the Vatican Grottoes on the occasion of the General Assembly of the Italian Pilgrimages Secretariat (January 28, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the meeting of the worldwide representatives of the Equipes Notre Dame Movement (January 24, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone during the meeting with the university students and representatives of the world of culture in Santiago de Querétaro (Mexico, 19 January 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Sixth World Meeting of Families (Mexico City, 14-18 January 2009)

• Homily during the closing Mass (January 18, 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Recitation of the Holy Rosary (January 17, 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Meeting with the President of Mexico (January 17, 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Lecture of Card. Tarcisio Bertone at the Theological-Pastoral Congress (January 16, 2009)
  [English, Spanish]

• Address to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (January 16, 2009)
  [Spanish]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone at the Symposium sponsored by the Apostolic Penitentiary (January 14, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone on the occasion of the inauguration for the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State (January 10, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Address of Card. Tarcisio Bertone to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See (January 8, 2009)
  [Italian]

• Homily of Card. Tarcisio Bertone for the conclusion of the first centenary of foundation of the Shrine of the Child Jesus of Arenzano (January 6, 2009)
  [Italian]