 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |  |
Date | Commemoration | Type | Anniversary |
| 01.10 | Founding of the first diocese in Colombia (1534) | Church Event | 475 years |
| 02.02 | Establishment of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1964) | Church Event | 45 years |
| 02.10 | Death of Pope Pius XI (1939) | Pope | 70 years |
| 02.11 | Signing of the Lateran Treaty, Establishment of the State of Vatican City (1929) | Church Event | 80 years |
| 02.11 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Russia (2002) | Church Event | 7 years |
| 02.14 | Founding of Lithuania (1009) | World Event | 1000 years |
| 02.21 | Creation of Jorge Bergoglio as Cardinal (2001) | Pope | 8 years |
| 03.02 | Election of Pope Pius XII (1939) | Pope | 70 years |
| 03.09 | Exile of the Roman Pontiff in Avignon (1309) | Church Event | 700 years |
| 03.12 | Coronation of Pope Pius XII (1939) | Pope | 70 years |
| 03.14 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Namibia (1994) | Church Event | 15 years |
| 03.25 | Consecration of Russia and the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1984) | Church Event | 25 years |
| 04.02 | Death of Pope John Paul II (2005) | Pope | 4 years |
| 04.11 | Establishment of the International Theological Commission (1969) | Church Event | 40 years |
| 04.19 | Election of Pope Benedict XVI (2005) | Pope | 4 years |
| 04.24 | Installation of Pope Benedict XVI (2005) | Pope | 4 years |
| 04.25 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Malawi and Zambia (1959) | Church Event | 50 years |
| 05.04 | May Fourth Movement in Beijing 北京 (1919) | World Event | 90 years |
| 05.08 | Establishment of the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1969) | Church Event | 40 years |
| 05.13 | Dedication of Basilica di Santa Maria ad martyres in Campo (“Pantheon”) as church (609) | Church Event | 1400 years |
| 05.19 | Establishment of the Secretariat for Non-Christians (1964) | Church Event | 45 years |
| 06.04 | Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989) | World Event | 20 years |
| 06.28 | Signing of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) | World Event | 90 years |
| 07.07 | Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum (2007) | Papal Document | 2 years |
| 07.20 | First Man on the Moon (1969) | World Event | 40 years |
| 08.18 | Death of Pope Paul IV (1559) | Pope | 450 years |
| 09.01 | Carrington Event (1859) | World Event | 150 years |
| 09.01 | Beginning of World War II (1939) | World Event | 70 years |
| 09.13 | Dedication of Italy To the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1959) | Church Event | 50 years |
| 09.25 | Death of Pope Clement VII (1534) | Pope | 475 years |
| 10.01 | Founding of the People's Republic of China (1949) | World Event | 60 years |
| 10.08 | Last Apparition of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion (1859) | Marian Apparition | 150 years |
| 10.13 | Election of Pope Paul III (1534) | Pope | 475 years |
| 10.13 | Vision of Pope Leo XIII (1884) | Church Event | 125 years |
| 10.24 | Beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 (1929) | World Event | 80 years |
| 10.28 | Episcopal consecration of Pope Pius XI (1919) | Pope | 90 years |
| 11.03 | Founding of the first diocese in Nicaragua (1534) | Church Event | 475 years |
| 11.09 | Fall of Berlin Wall (1989) | World Event | 20 years |
| 11.10 | Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Burundi and Rwanda (1959) | Church Event | 50 years |
| 11.20 | Dedication of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (1959) | Church Event | 50 years |
| 11.21 | Conciliar Constitution Lumen gentium (1964) | Conciliar Document | 45 years |
| 11.21 | Conciliar Decree Orientalium Ecclesiarum (1964) | Conciliar Document | 45 years |
| 11.21 | Conciliar Decree Unitatis redintegratio (1964) | Conciliar Document | 45 years |
| 11.28 | Last Apparition of Our Lady of Kibeho (1989) | Marian Apparition | 20 years |
| 12.09 | Death of Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1979) | Person | 30 years |
| 12.13 | Sacerdotal Ordination of Jorge Bergoglio (1969) | Pope | 40 years |
| 12.18 | Founding of the first diocese in Guatemala (1534) | Church Event | 475 years |
| 12.18 | Establishment of the Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians) (1859) | Church Event | 150 years |
| 12.25 | Solemn Convocation of the Second Vatican Council (1959) | Ecumenical Council | 50 years |
| 12.26 | Election of Pope Pius IV (1559) | Pope | 450 years |
| 12.26 | Indian Ocean earthquake and Indonesian tsunami (2004) | World Event | 5 years |
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