Receiving members of the post-synodal council of the Special Assembly for Asia, held in April and May, 1998, Pope John... Read more
In a telegram sent this morning to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the death... Read more
Receiving the leaders of three religious communities in Azerbaijan this morning – Russian Orthodox, Muslim, and Jewish – Pope John... Read more
At the opening of the 16th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, which began this morning in... Read more
In today's general audience in the Paul VI Hall, Pope John Paul II catechized on the theme of Psalm 66,... Read more
A new free exhibit of ancient art opens today at the Vatican Museums and runs until Jan. 31 Read more
Pope John Paul II said this morning, in a meeting with the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, that... Read more
Expressing his surprise upon learning of the making of a movie about his life, Pope John Paul II left the... Read more
Meeting with the Iraqi ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Edward Ismail Yelda, this morning, Pope John Paul II affirmed... Read more
Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the general chapter of the Congregation of St. Elizabeth, told them that the... Read more
In reflections made before praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope John Paul II, noting that Italy was... Read more
Receiving participants in the international conference on palliative cures at the Vatican this morning, Pope John Paul II issued strong... Read more
In a meeting with the president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, this morning, Pope John Paul II said that "the formation... Read more
Pope John Paul II sent a message to the president of the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors, Domenico Di Virgilio,... Read more
Upon learning of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat this morning, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, sent... Read more
The Vatican issued a statement following the death of Palestinian National Authority president Yasser Arafat, who passed away this morning... Read more
Presiding at Mass this morning in St. Peter’s Basilica for the repose for the sould of the cardinals and bishops... Read more
In today’s general audience held in St. Peter’s Square and in the Paul VI Hall, Pope John Paul II speaking... Read more
In words after today’s general audience at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II, speaking to fellow Poles in the audience... Read more
Pope John Paul II, receiving bishops this morning from the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI), invited "Christian people... Read more