series.json

[
  { "id": "world-day-of-peace", "label": "World Day of Peace", "shelves": ["peace"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1968, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of Peace, 1 January.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/peace on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'LVIII Giornata Mondiale della Pace 2025' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/peace.index.html). firstYear verified from the Paul VI shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale della Pace 1968: 1° Gennaio, Giornata Mondiale della Pace' (https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/it/messages/peace.index.html). The message is signed on 8 December of the preceding year as a rule (the 2025 message is dated 8 December 2024), which is why the id carries the occasion year, not the year of date. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "lent", "label": "Lent message", "shelves": ["lent"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The annual papal message for Lent.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/lent on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Titles are dated, never numbered: 'Quaresima 2025: Camminiamo insieme nella speranza' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/lent.index.html), 'Messaggio per la Quaresima 1978' (Paul VI), 'Quaresima 1979' (John Paul II). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-communications-day", "label": "World Communications Day", "shelves": ["communications"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1967, "gloss": "The annual papal message for World Communications Day.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/communications on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'LIX Giornata Mondiale delle Comunicazioni Sociali, 2025' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/communications.index.html). firstYear verified from the Paul VI shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale delle Comunicazioni Sociali, 1967 - I mezzi di comunicazione sociale' (https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/it/messages/communications.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees", "label": "World Day of Migrants and Refugees", "shelves": ["migration"], "numbered": true, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/migration on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV print an Arabic ordinal: 'Messaggio per la 110ª Giornata Mondiale del Migrante e del Rifugiato 2024' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/migration.index.html); John Paul II's titles are dated only ('Giornata Mondiale delle Migrazioni, 2005') and Paul VI's three items are headed 'Giornata dell'Emigrazione' or addressed to Cardinal Baggio. The Arabic ordinals imply a first day in 1915 (100ª in 2014), but no shelf reaches it, so firstYear is not recorded. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-mission-day", "label": "World Mission Day", "shelves": ["missions", "mission"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The annual papal message for World Mission Day (Giornata Missionaria Mondiale).", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/missions on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis pages, renamed messages/mission on the Leo XIV page. Titles are dated, not numbered: 'Messaggio per la Giornata Missionaria Mondiale 2025' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/missions.index.html), 'Giornata Missionaria Mondiale, 1963' (Paul VI). One Leo XIV title prints an Arabic ordinal, 'Messaggio del Santo Padre per la 100ma Giornata Mondiale delle Missioni [18 ottobre 2026]' (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/messages/mission.index.html), recorded on that document; no shelf reaches the first day, so firstYear is not recorded. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-youth-day", "label": "World Youth Day", "shelves": ["youth"], "numbered": true, "gloss": "The annual papal message for World Youth Day.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/youth on the John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'XXXIX Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù, 2024' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/youth.index.html). The John Paul II shelf opens at 'II Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù, 1987' (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/youth.index.html), which implies a first day in 1986 but does not reach it, so firstYear is not recorded. One John Paul II message serves two days ('IX-X Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù, 1994-1995') and one Francis message straddles two years ('XXXVII Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù, 2022-2023'); see SERIES_OCCASION_YEARS. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-prayer-for-vocations", "label": "World Day of Prayer for Vocations", "shelves": ["vocations"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1964, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/vocations on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI print a Roman-numeral ordinal ('L Giornata Mondiale di Preghiera per le Vocazioni, 2013'); Francis and Leo XIV an Arabic one: 'Messaggio per la 62a Giornata Mondiale di Preghiera per le Vocazioni 2025' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/vocations.index.html). firstYear verified from the Paul VI shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale per le Vocazioni, 1964' (https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/it/messages/vocations.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-the-sick", "label": "World Day of the Sick", "shelves": ["sick"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1993, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of the Sick, 11 February.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/sick on the Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis and Leo XIV pages. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'XXXII Giornata Mondiale del Malato, 2024' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/sick.index.html). firstYear verified from the John Paul II shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale del Malato, 1993' (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/sick.index.html). The Paul VI shelf also holds 'Giornata Mondiale del Malato - 1975' (hf_p-vi_mes_19750916_world-day-of-the-sick-1975.html): a world day declared for the 1975 Holy Year, not part of the annual day John Paul II instituted in 1992, so it is excluded from the series by a SERIES_EXCLUSIONS row and recorded as a message with no series. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-the-poor", "label": "World Day of the Poor", "shelves": ["poveri", "poor"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 2017, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of the Poor.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/poveri on the Francis page, renamed messages/poor on the Leo XIV page. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'VIII Giornata Mondiale dei Poveri, 2024' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/poveri.index.html). firstYear verified from the Francis shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale dei Poveri, 2017: Non amiamo a parole ma con i fatti'. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-grandparents-and-the-elderly", "label": "World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly", "shelves": ["nonni", "grandparents"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 2021, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/nonni on the Francis page, renamed messages/grandparents on the Leo XIV page. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal, and firstYear is verified from the Francis shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale dei Nonni e degli Anziani, 2021: \"Io sono con te tutti i giorni\"' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/nonni.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-childrens-day", "label": "World Children's Day", "shelves": ["bambini"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 2024, "gloss": "The papal message for World Children's Day.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/bambini on the Francis page. One entry as of the check, carrying a Roman-numeral ordinal and verifying firstYear: 'I Giornata Mondiale dei Bambini, 2024' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/bambini.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-food-day", "label": "World Food Day", "shelves": ["food"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1981, "gloss": "The annual papal message to the FAO for World Food Day, 16 October.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/food on the John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis pages. The John Paul II shelf numbers every title with a Roman numeral and opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale dell'Alimentazione, 1981' (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/food.index.html), which verifies firstYear; the Benedict XVI and Francis titles are dated only: 'Messaggio per la Giornata Mondiale dell'Alimentazione 2024 (16 ottobre 2024)' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/food.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-for-consecrated-life", "label": "World Day for Consecrated Life", "shelves": ["consecrated_life"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 1997, "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day for Consecrated Life, 2 February.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/consecrated_life on the John Paul II and Francis pages. Titles carry a Roman-numeral ordinal: 'XXIX Giornata Mondiale della Vita Consacrata - Festa della Presentazione del Signore (1° febbraio 2025)'; the Francis 2023 entry is titled without one, which is why `ordinal` is optional even inside a numbered series (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/consecrated_life.index.html). firstYear verified from the John Paul II shelf, which opens the series at 'I Giornata Mondiale della Vita Consacrata, 1997' (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/consecrated_life.index.html). The Francis titles print no occasion year outside the date parenthetical, so each has a SERIES_OCCASION_YEARS row; the Francis pages are homilies of the day by their URLs (…_omelia-vita-consacrata.html), filed by vatican.va under Messaggi. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation", "label": "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation", "shelves": ["cura-creato", "creation"], "numbered": true, "firstYear": 2015, "renumberings": [{ "fromYear": 2025, "offset": -1, "note": "The 2025 message is titled X, repeating 2024's X so that the edition number matched the tenth anniversary of Laudato si' in the 2025 Jubilee; 2026 is XI. The document itself is headed 'Messaggio di Sua Santità Papa Leone XIV per la X Giornata Mondiale di Preghiera per la Cura del Creato 2025 [1° settembre 2025]' (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/messages/creation/documents/20250630-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html), dated 30 June 2025, and Leo XIV's 2026 heading prints 'XI Giornata Mondiale'." }], "gloss": "The annual papal message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 1 September.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/cura-creato on the Francis page, renamed messages/creation on the Leo XIV page. Most shelf titles are dated only: 'Messaggio del Santo Padre in occasione della Giornata Mondiale di Preghiera per la Cura del Creato [1° settembre 2024]' (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/cura-creato.index.html); the day is nonetheless counted, and two headings print the ordinal ('VI Giornata Mondiale' in 2020, 'XI Giornata Mondiale' in 2026). firstYear 2015: the shelf opens with the letter of 6 August 2015 instituting the day for its first celebration on 1 September 2015, filed as the 2015 entry, and VI in 2020 implies I in 2015. The Holy See reset the printed numbering in 2025 (see renumberings), which is why 2026 is XI rather than XII. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-tourism-day", "label": "World Tourism Day", "shelves": ["tourism"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The annual papal message for World Tourism Day, 27 September.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/tourism, present for John Paul II. Titles are dated, not numbered, and print the occasion date only inside the parenthetical: 'Messaggio per la Giornata Mondiale del Turismo (27 settembre 2004)'; the shelf runs 1982-2004 (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/tourism.index.html), and each item has a SERIES_OCCASION_YEARS row. Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "world-literacy-day", "label": "World Literacy Day", "shelves": ["literacy"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The annual papal message for World Literacy Day (Giornata Mondiale dell'Alfabetizzazione).", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/literacy, present for John Paul II. Titles are dated, not numbered: 'Giornata Mondiale dell'Alfabetizzazione 2003'; the shelf runs 1979-2003 (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/messages/literacy.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "urbi-et-orbi-christmas", "label": "Urbi et Orbi, Christmas", "shelves": ["urbi", "urbi_et_orbi"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi message and blessing, 25 December.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/urbi (Pius XII, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, Leo XIV) or messages/urbi_et_orbi (John XXIII, Paul VI). The shelf is shared with the Easter series and with every other Urbi et Orbi; titles are inconsistent ('Messaggio Urbi et Orbi - 1975', 'Messaggio natalizio e Benedizione “Urbi et Orbi” 2021'), so membership is assigned by date: an item dated 25 December belongs here (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/urbi.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." },
  { "id": "urbi-et-orbi-easter", "label": "Urbi et Orbi, Easter", "shelves": ["urbi", "urbi_et_orbi"], "numbered": false, "gloss": "The Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi message and blessing.", "note": "vatican.va sub-shelf messages/urbi (Pius XII, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, Leo XIV) or messages/urbi_et_orbi (John XXIII, Paul VI). The shelf is shared with the Christmas series and with every other Urbi et Orbi; membership is assigned by date: an item dated Easter Sunday by the Gregorian computus belongs here. Every other item on the shelf (the Momento straordinario di preghiera of 27 March 2020, a first blessing after election, a Jubilee closing) is an Urbi et Orbi with no series (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/messages/urbi.index.html). Verified 2026-09-12." }
]