From St. Peter’s Square, the Pope offered “special prayers for all the victims of terrorism.” Read more
After praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope John Paul II stressed the... Read more
Pope John Paul II is to receive Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi in a private audience at the Vatican on... Read more
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace... Read more
Pope John Paul II received the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Faridzade, as he presented his... Read more
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving Romano Prodi, outgoing president of the European Commission, on the eve of the... Read more
Inaugurating the first world congress of ecclesiastical organizations committed to promoting justice and peace yesterday, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of... Read more
In today’s general audience Pope John Paul II said that reflection on death puts things we ususally consider absolute into... Read more
At the end of today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II expressed his “affectionate participation” in... Read more
The first International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children was inaugurated yesterday in the Vatican by the Pontifical Council... Read more
Pope John Paul II received 800 fellow Poles from the newly instituted diocese of Bydgoszcz in Poland, this morning who,... Read more
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, presented the 500-page "Compendium of the Social Doctrine... Read more
Pope John Paul II sent a telegram to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, expressing his deep sadness upon learning... Read more
In his homily during the Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of ecclesiastical universities on Saturday October 23,... Read more
Before reciting the Angelus yesterday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II, noting that it was World Mission Day,... Read more
Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more
Pope John Paul II addressed via satellite from the Vatican this morning over a thousand priests from eighty countries gathered... Read more
During his homily yesterday during the Mass for the dedication of the Blessed Columba Marmion Room for communications training for... Read more
Pope John Paul II this morning appointed Fr. Paul S. Coakley of the clergy of Wichita, U.S.A., and vice chancellor... Read more
Pope John Paul II spoke on the “Vanity of riches,” the theme of the first part of Psalm 48, in... Read more