Documents and Speeches by Pope Benedict XVI (2005)

Documents (189)	Type	Date
First greeting of Pope Benedict XVI - ’Urbi et Orbi’ Apostolic Blessing	Speech	2005.04.19
First message at the end of the Eucharistic Concelebration with the Cardinal Electors in the Sistine Chapel	Message	2005.04.20
To the Cardinals gathered in Rome	Speech	2005.04.22
To the representatives of social communications communication	Speech	2005.04.23
Mass for the inauguration of the Pontificate	Homily	2005.04.24
To the Representatives of Churches and Christian Communities and other non-Christian Religions ecumenism	Speech	2005.04.25
To the German pilgrims gathered in Rome for the inauguration ceremony of the Pontificate	Speech	2005.04.25
Visit to the Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls	Homily	2005.04.25
To Rabbi Elio Toaff, Chief Rabbi Emeritus of Rome, on the occasion of his 90ᵗʰ birthday Jews	Letter	2005.04.30
Greetings during the visit to Castel Gandolfo	Speech	2005.05.05
To the Pontifical Swiss Guards	Speech	2005.05.06
To the Bishops of Sri Lanka on their ’ad Limina’ visit Sri Lanka	Speech	2005.05.07
Installation in the Chair of the Bishop of Rome	Homily	2005.05.07
Prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Vatican Gardens	Speech	2005.05.11
To the Ambassadors of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See diplomacy	Speech	2005.05.12
For the 24ᵗʰ Italian Eucharistic Congress in Bari Eucharistic Congress	Letter	2005.05.13
To the Clergy of Rome	Speech	2005.05.13
To the Personnel of the Vicariate of Rome	Speech	2005.05.13
On the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the creation of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) Caribbean South America	Letter	2005.05.14
Solemnity of Pentecost - Priestly Ordination of the Deacons of the Rome Diocese ordination Rome	Homily	2005.05.15
To the pilgrims who had come to Rome for the Beatifications of Ascensión Nicol Goñi and Marianne Cope	Speech	2005.05.16
For the 5ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families that will take place in Valencia, Spain family	Letter	2005.05.17
On the occasion of the national Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of El Pilar in Zaragoza Spain	Letter	2005.05.19
At the conclusion of the projection of the movie Karol, a man who became Pope movie	Speech	2005.05.19
Remarks on the occasion of the conferral on Mons. Georg Ratzinger of the first-class Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Culture	Speech	2005.05.19
To the Ambassador of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Holy See Macedonia	Speech	2005.05.19
To the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	Speech	2005.05.20
To Superiors and Officials of the Secretariat of State	Speech	2005.05.21
To the Bishops of Rwanda on their ad Limina visit Rwanda	Speech	2005.05.21
To the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Macedonia	Speech	2005.05.23
To the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria	Speech	2005.05.23
On the occasion of the colloquium organized by UNESCO in Paris culture	Letter	2005.05.24
Marian celebration during the visit to the Campo Santo Teutonico (Teutonic Cemetery)	Speech	2005.05.24
Solemnity of Corpus Christi Eucharist	Homily	2005.05.26
To the Bishops of Burundi on their ad Limina visit Burundi	Speech	2005.05.28
Conclusion of the 24ᵗʰ National Eucharistic Congress in Bari Eucharistic Congress	Homily	2005.05.29
To the participants in the 54ᵗʰ General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Speech	2005.05.30
For the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls and for its extra-territorial complex basilica Rome	Motu Proprio	2005.05.31
Marian celebration to conclude the month of May	Speech	2005.05.31
To pilgrims from the Diocese of Verona	Speech	2005.06.04
To the participants in the Ecclesial Diocesan Convention of Rome	Speech	2005.06.06
To a Delegation of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations Jews	Speech	2005.06.09
To the Bishops of South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia, Lesotho on their ad Limina Apostolorum visit Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland	Speech	2005.06.10
To the new Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See New Zealand	Speech	2005.06.16
To the General Secretary and the members of the World Council of Churches ecumenism	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials diplomacy	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Holy See Rwanda	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Malta to the Holy See Malta	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Helvetic Confederation to the Holy See Greece	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Holy See Zimbabwe	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to the Holy See Guinea	Speech	2005.06.16
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Holy See Azerbaijan	Speech	2005.06.16
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar on their ad Limina visit Madagascar	Speech	2005.06.18
To participants in the Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Eastern Churches Eastern Churches	Speech	2005.06.23
Official visit to the Quirinale (Italian presidential palace) - Address to the President of the Italian Republic Italy	Speech	2005.06.24
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on their ’ad Limina’ visit Papua New Guinea	Speech	2005.06.25
For the approval and publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church catechism	Motu Proprio	2005.06.28
Presentation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church catechism	Speech	2005.06.28
To the participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Little Work of Divine Providence	Speech	2005.06.28
Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul	Homily	2005.06.29
To Metropolitan Archbishops who received the Pallium on the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul metropolitan	Speech	2005.06.30
To the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarchate	Speech	2005.06.30
To Bishops of Zimbabwe on their ad Limina visit Zimbabwe	Speech	2005.07.02
To pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Madrid	Speech	2005.07.04
To members of the Circolo San Pietro circus	Speech	2005.07.07
Meeting with clergy of the Italian Diocese of Aosta	Speech	2005.07.25
Remarks at the arrival in Castel Gandolfo	Speech	2005.07.28
Video-Message for the Missa solemnis by Ludwig van Beethoven performed in the Cathedral of Cologne concert	Speech	2005.07.29
For the publication of a special edition of ’L’Osservatore Romano’ on the occasion of the 20ᵗʰ World Youth Day in Cologne youth	Message	2005.08.10
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Homily	2005.08.15
Visit to the Cathedral of Cologne	Speech	2005.08.18
Papal Welcoming Ceremony on the Poller Rheinwiesen bank in Cologne	Speech	2005.08.18
Welcome ceremony at the International Airport of Cologne/Bonn	Speech	2005.08.18
Ecumenical meeting at the Archbishopric of Cologne ecumenism	Speech	2005.08.19
Meeting with seminarians at the Church of St Pantaleon in Cologne seminary	Speech	2005.08.19
Visit to the Synagogue of Cologne Jews	Speech	2005.08.19
Vigil with youth at Marienfeld area	Speech	2005.08.20
Meeting with representatives of Muslim Communities, at the Archbishopric of Cologne Muslims	Speech	2005.08.20
Farewell ceremony at the International Airport of Cologne/Bonn	Speech	2005.08.21
Meeting with German Bishops in the Piussaal (Pius Hall) of the Seminary of Cologne Germany	Speech	2005.08.21
At Marienfeld area Germany	Homily	2005.08.21
On the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of institution of the Polish Independent Syndicate ’Solidarność’ Poland	Letter	2005.08.23
To the Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Holy See Venezuela	Speech	2005.08.25
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the Holy See Paraguay	Speech	2005.08.26
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Holy See Ecuador	Speech	2005.08.29
For the 9ᵗʰ Symposium organized by the Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical Athenaeum ’Antonianum’ and by the Orthodox Theology Department of the ’Aristotle’ University in Thessalonia ecumenism	Letter	2005.09.01
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (1ˢᵗ group) on their ’ad Limina’ visit Mexico	Speech	2005.09.08
To the Officers of the 31ˢᵗ Wing of the Italian Air Force air force military	Speech	2005.09.10
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (2ⁿᵈ group) on their ’ad Limina’ visit Mexico	Speech	2005.09.15
To Chief Rabbis of Israel Jews	Speech	2005.09.15
To participants in the International Congress for the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum Bible	Speech	2005.09.16
To participants in the annual Convention for newly appointed Bishops	Speech	2005.09.19
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (3ʳᵈ group) on their ’ad Limina’ visit Mexico	Speech	2005.09.23
To the Ambassador of Mexico to the Holy See Mexico	Speech	2005.09.23
To staff of the Pontifical Villas	Speech	2005.09.23
For Lent 2006 Lent	Message	2005.09.26
Greetings to the communities of Castel Gandolfo	Speech	2005.09.26
For the Plenary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life religious	Letter	2005.09.27
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (4ᵗʰ group) on their ’ad Limina’ visit Mexico	Speech	2005.09.29
Visit to the Paediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù in Rome hospital	Speech	2005.09.30
To members of the Pauline Family	Speech	2005.10.01
Opening of the 11ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Eucharist	Homily	2005.10.02
Meditation at the opening of the 11ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops synod	Speech	2005.10.03
To participants in the International Convention of studies on the 1ˢᵗ centenary of the birth of the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar theologian	Message	2005.10.06
Greetings at the conclusion of Mass for the Beatification of the Servant of God Clemens August Graf von Galen	Speech	2005.10.09
For the 25ᵗʰ World Food Day (2005) food	Message	2005.10.12
Catechetical meeting with children who had received First Communion during the year	Speech	2005.10.15
Interview to the Polish Television	Speech	2005.10.16
To a Delegation from the «Human Rights Institute of Auschwitz»	Speech	2005.10.16
To Bishops of Ethiopia and Eritrea on their ad Limina visit Eritrea Ethiopia	Speech	2005.10.17
To the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic Italy	Letter	2005.10.18
For the 92ⁿᵈ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2006) migrant refugee	Message	2005.10.18
Concert offered by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra concert	Speech	2005.10.20
Concert offered by the Regensburger Domspatzen in the Sistine Chapel concert	Speech	2005.10.22
Remarks at the end of the luncheon with the Synodal Fathers	Speech	2005.10.22
Conclusion of the 11ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and Year of the Eucharist and Canonization of five Blesseds Eucharist	Homily	2005.10.23
To pilgrims who had come for the Canonisation of five new Saints	Speech	2005.10.24
On the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of Nostra Aetate inter-religious dialogue	Letter	2005.10.26
Greetings at the conclusion of Mass for the Beatification of the Servants of God: Josep Tàpies and six Companions and María de los Ángeles Ginard Martí	Speech	2005.10.29
For the 40ᵗʰ Anniversary of Cardinal Francis Arinze’s episcopal ordination	Speech	2005.10.31
To members of the Parliamentary Group of the Social-Christian Union of the Bavarian Diet (Federal Republic of Germany) Germany	Speech	2005.11.03
For the Second Conference on Peace and Tolerance, organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in conjunction with the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Ecumenical Patriarchate ecumenism peace	Letter	2005.11.04
For the 10ᵗʰ Public Session of the Pontifical Academies academy	Letter	2005.11.05
To Bishops of Austria on their ad Limina visit Austria	Speech	2005.11.05
To the representatives of the Lutheran World Federation Lutheran Church	Speech	2005.11.07
For the solemn Jubilee celebrations at the Shrine of Mariapócs, Hungary Hungary	Letter	2005.11.08
Totius orbis For the coordination of pastoral activities and initiatives at the Basilicas of Saint Francis and of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi Assisi	Motu Proprio	2005.11.09
On the work of the Vox Clara Committee Mass	Letter	2005.11.09
To the Italian Bishops on occasion of the 55ᵗʰ General Assembly held in Assisi Italy	Letter	2005.11.10
To the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See USA	Speech	2005.11.12
To the Patriarch of Babylon for Chaldeans with the participants in the Special Synod of the Chaldean Bishops Chaldean Church	Speech	2005.11.12
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria on their ad Limina visit Bulgaria	Speech	2005.11.12
Greetings at the conclusion of the Mass for the Beatification of the Servants of God: Charles De Foucauld, Maria Pia Mastena and Maria Crocifissa Curcio	Speech	2005.11.13
To the representatives of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Jews	Speech	2005.11.14
At the world preview of the film John Paul II movie	Speech	2005.11.17
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the Czech Republic on their ad Limina visit Czech Republic	Speech	2005.11.18
For the meeting on the ’Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church’ catechism	Letter	2005.11.19
To the participants of the 20ᵗʰ International Congress organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care on the theme: The human genome bioethics genome	Speech	2005.11.19
For the First National Day of Young Catholics of the Netherlands Netherlands	Message	2005.11.21
To the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences	Speech	2005.11.21
To the participants of the 33ʳᵈ Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.) food	Speech	2005.11.24
Inauguration of the Academic Year of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome	Speech	2005.11.25
To the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew Ecumenical Patriarchate ecumenism	Letter	2005.11.26
To the Bishops of the Polish Episcopal Conference on their ad Limina visit Poland	Speech	2005.11.26
First Sunday of Advent	Homily	2005.11.26
To the participants of the Meeting organised by the Latinitas Foundation Latin	Speech	2005.11.28
To Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum Sudan	Speech	2005.11.28
For the opening of the 20ᵗʰ Winter Olympic Games sports	Letter	2005.11.29
To the participants of the Day of Study organised by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on the theme: ’Sacred Music: a liturgical and pastoral challenge’ liturgy music	Letter	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of El Salvador to the Holy See El Salvador	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Nepal to the Holy See Nepal	Speech	2005.12.01
To the members of the International Theological Commission	Speech	2005.12.01
To the new Ambassadors to the Holy See diplomacy	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of the Principality of Andorra to the Holy See Andorra	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Togo to the Holy See Togo	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Eritrea to the Holy See Eritrea	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Algeria to the Holy See Algeria	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of South Africa to the Holy See South Africa	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Denmark to the Holy See Denmark	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Saint Lucia to the Holy See Saint Lucia	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Finland to the Holy See Finland	Speech	2005.12.01
To the Ambassador of Tanzania to the Holy See Tanzania	Speech	2005.12.01
To the participants of the Meeting of Presidents of Latin American Episcopal Commissions for Family and Life	Speech	2005.12.03
To the second group of Bishops of the Polish Episcopal Conference on their ad Limina visit Poland	Speech	2005.12.03
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2006 peace social	Message	2005.12.08
For the 14ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2006) sick	Message	2005.12.08
Tribute to the Statue of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Speech	2005.12.08
For the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council Vatican II	Homily	2005.12.08
To representatives of the World Methodist Council Methodist Church	Speech	2005.12.09
To the Men and Women Religious, members of Secular Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life of the Rome Diocese religious	Speech	2005.12.10
Greeting at the conclusion of Advent Mass for the students of Roman Universities university	Speech	2005.12.15
To the members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church Orthodox Church	Speech	2005.12.15
To the representatives of the Italian Armed Forces military	Speech	2005.12.16
To the Pilgrims of Upper Austria on the occasion of the donation of the Christmas tree in Saint Peter’s Square Austria	Speech	2005.12.17
To the third group of Bishops of the Polish Episcopal Conference on occasion of their ad Limina visit Poland	Speech	2005.12.17
To the young men and women of Italian Catholic Action	Speech	2005.12.19
To the Ambassador of France to the Holy See France	Speech	2005.12.19
To the singers of the Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine	Speech	2005.12.20
Christmas greetings to the members of the Roman Curia and Prelature social	Speech	2005.12.22
To the employees who renovated the Private Apartments in the Vatican Apostolic Palace	Speech	2005.12.23
To the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Holy See United Kingdom	Speech	2005.12.23
Deus caritas est / God is Love On Christian love love	Encyclical	2005.12.25
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2005 Christmas	Message	2005.12.25
Christmas - Midnight Mass Christmas	Homily	2005.12.25
To the participants of the International Congress of the Pueri Cantores choir	Speech	2005.12.30
Visit to the Pontifical Dispensary of Santa Marta	Speech	2005.12.30
Establshing the general and missionary intentions of the Apostolate of Prayer throughout the year 2007 prayer	Letter	2005.12.31
To the members of the Vatican City State Police Force	Speech	2005.12.31
Vespers and Te Deum	Homily	2005.12.31