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Events in the year 2020 in Vatican City.

Incumbents

• Sovereign Pontiff (Pope): Pope Francis
• Cardinal Secretary of State: Pietro Parolin
• President of the Pontifical Commission: Giuseppe Bertello

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City

• 15 January – Francesca Di Giovanni is appointed undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Secretariat of State, becoming the first woman to hold a management position.
• 6 March – The Vatican City reports its first case of COVID-19.
• 10 March – Saint Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica closes to tourists between 10 March and 3 April due to the lockdown in Italy.
• 27 March – Pope Francis delivers a special Urbi et Orbi blessing in an empty Saint Peter's Square, praying for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
• 6 June – The Vatican announces that the last patient has recovered and that there are zero COVID-19 active cases in the state.
• 30 June – Police in Vatican City raid the department in charge of the maintenance and restoration of St. Peter's Basilica. The raid came due to suspicion of corruption in the awarding of building contracts.
• 16 September – Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mario Grech, the former Bishop of Gozo, as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops.
• 6 October – The Vatican announces that facemasks are mandatory outdoors when social distancing isn't possible.
• 8 December – Pope Francis issues the apostolic letter Patris Corde ("With a Father's Heart") for the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as patron of the universal Church. The Pope declares a special Year of St. Joseph (December 8, 2020 — December 8, 2021).

Deaths

There have been no known deaths in Vatican City in the year 2020.

See also

• Roman Catholic Church
• COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
• 2020 in the European Union
• City states

References

1. "Vatican appoints first woman to senior role in Church". BBC News. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
2. "First Vatican coronavirus patient attended big conference last week". Reuters. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
3. "St Peter's Square before and after Italy's coronavirus lockdown – video". The Guardian. Reuters, AP. 2020-03-10. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
4. "Miraculous crucifix from 1522 plague moved to St. Peter's for pope's "Urbi et Orbi" blessing". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
5. "Currently no positive coronavirus cases in the Vatican - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
6. "Vatican police carry out new raid over suspected corruption". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
7. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
8. CNA. "Vatican City State makes masks compulsory outdoors". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
9. "Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

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