Documents and Speeches by Year: 2000

Documents (177)	Type	Author	Date
Urbi et Orbi Message for 1 January 2000 jubilee	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.01.01
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, Opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major jubilee	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.01.01
For the 34ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2000) communication	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.01.24
On Indulgences during the Great Jubilee Year indulgence jubilee	Document	Apostolic Penitentiary	2000.01.29
For the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, 4ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2000) jubilee religious	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.02.02
Concerning a recourse against a general decree which establishes a diocesan tribute canon law	Decree	Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	2000.02.08
To the Maronite Community Maronite Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.02.10
On the ’clandestine Church’ in the Czech Republic Czech Republic	Declaration	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.02.11
On bishops and priests ordained secretly in the Czech Republic Czech Republic	Declaration	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.02.14
For the Jubilee for Artists arts	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.02.18
For the Jubilee of Permanent Deacons deacon	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.02.19
To the President of the Republic of Korea South Korea	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.03.04
Memory and Reconciliation	Document	International Theological Commission	2000.03.07
On removing holy water from the fonts during Lent Lent	Curial Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.03.14
Declaration regarding the resolution of the European Parliament dated March 16, 2000, making de facto unions, including same sex unions, equal to the family family marriage	Declaration	Pontifical Council for the Family	2000.03.16
On the integrity of the sacrament of penance penance	Circular Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.03.20
Letter to Priests (2000) priest	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.03.23
For the Jubilee for Dentists dentistry health	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.03.28
Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, 5 (interim) / General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 5th ed. For the 3ʳᵈ editio typica of ’Missale Romanum’ liturgy Mass	Norms	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.04.20
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2000 Easter jubilee	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.04.23
To the Catholic Charismatic Renewal charismatic	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.04.24
Concerning a recourse against diocesan norms on Priests Remuneration Fund canon law	Decree	Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	2000.04.29
For the Jubilee of Workers worker	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.01
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2000 Buddhists	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2000.05.04
For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the Union of the Greek-Catholic Church of Romania with the Church of Rome Eastern Churches Romanian Orthodox Church	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.07
Ecumenical commemoration of witnesses of the faith in the 20ᵗʰ century ecumenism	Note	Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff	2000.05.07
Beatification of Francisco and Jacinta, the Shepherds of Fátima Fatima	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.13
To the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Maronite Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.24
For the Jubilee of Scientists science	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.25
To the Ambassador of New Zealand accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials New Zealand	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.25
To the Ambassador of Ghana accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Ghana	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.25
Jubilee Charter of Rights of Displaced People migrant	Document	Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	2000.06.01
For the Jubilee for Journalists journalism	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.06.04
Ethics in Communications communication	Document	Pontifical Council for Social Communications	2000.06.04
For World Day for Missions 2000 mission	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.06.11
To the Fathers of the Chaldean Church Chaldean Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.06.12
To the Ambassador of Indonesia accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Indonesia	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.06.12
On the non-admittance to Holy Communion for those who are divorced and remarried canon law divorce Holy Communion marriage	Declaration	Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	2000.06.24
Documents regarding ’The Message of Fatima’ Fatima Mary	Document	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.06.26
Note on the expression ’Sister Churches’ ecclesiology Orthodox Church	Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.06.30
For the Jubilee in Prisons (2000) prison	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.07.09
Declaration regarding ’Embryonic Reduction’ pro-life	Declaration	Pontifical Council for the Family	2000.07.12
Family, Marriage and “De facto Unions” family marriage	Document	Pontifical Council for the Family	2000.07.26
For the 21ˢᵗ World Day of Tourism (2000) tourism	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.07.29
Dominus Iesus On the unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church ecclesiology	Declaration	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.08.06
For the 9ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2001) sick	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.08.22
On the production and the scientific and therapeutic use of the human embryonic stem cells bioethics cloning	Declaration	Pontifical Academy for Life	2000.08.24
For the Jubilee of University Professors education	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.09.09
For the 38ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2001) vocation	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.09.14
To the Jubilee Pilgrimage of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate Armenian Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.09.14
Ardens felicitatis Instruction on prayers for healing healing	Instruction	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.09.14
For the Jubilee for Apostolic Nuncios nuncio	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.09.15
On the position of the priest during the Eucharistic liturgy Mass	Curial Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.09.25
On the orientation of the priest at Mass liturgy Mass	Document	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.09.25
Introduction to the Book of the Gospels liturgy Mass	Norms	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.09.30
Angelus Message after the canonisation of saints of China China	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.01
To the faithful gathered for the canonisation of 123 new saints China	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.02
For the 20ᵗʰ World Food Day (2000) food	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.04
To the President of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar Africa	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.06
To the Pilgrims from Guatemala Guatemala	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.07
For the Jubilee of Bishops bishop	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.07
Children, Springtime of the Family and Society children	Document	Pontifical Council for the Family	2000.10.13
To the Queen of England United Kingdom	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.17
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2000 Hindus	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2000.10.20
Proclaiming St. Thomas More as patron of statesmen and politicians politics saint	Motu Proprio	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.10.31
Pronouncement on the morning after pill abortion bioethics	Document	Pontifical Academy for Life	2000.10.31
For the Jubilee of Government Leaders, Members of Parliament and Politicians politics	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.04
At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Government Leaders, members of Parliament and Politicians politics	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.05
Responses to dubia on the posture of the people during Mass Mass	Curial Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.11.07
To the Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land Holy Land	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.08
To His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of the Armenian people Armenian Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.09
For the Jubilee of the agricultural world agriculture	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.11
Joint Statement Issued by the Joint Commission Between The Roman Catholic Church and The World Methodist Council ecumenism Methodist Church	Joint Statement	Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	2000.11.16
For the Jubilee of Arm Forces and Police police	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.18
To the pilgrimage group of the Patriarchate of Antioch of Syria Syrian Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.23
Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State / Legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Vatican City	Law	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.11.26
Notification concerning some writings of Professor Dr Reinhard Meßner	Document	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2000.11.30
To the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.01
At the conclusion of the Jubilee of the Disabled health	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.03
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2001 peace	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.08
The dignity of dying person dying	Document	Pontifical Academy for Life	2000.12.09
To the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Dominican Republic	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.11
To the Ambassador of Nigeria accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Nigeria	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.14
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2000 Muslims	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2000.12.15
On the opening of the Holy Door of the Great Jubilee 2000 jubilee	Note	Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff	2000.12.20
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2000 Christmas jubilee	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.25
Urbi et Orbi Message for 31 January 2000 jubilee	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.12.31
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God jubilee	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.01
Novo millennio ineunte / At the Beginning of the New Millennium At the close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 jubilee	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.06
Closing of the Holy Door on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord jubilee	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.06
For Lent 2001 Lent	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.07
To the members of Congress of the United States of America USA	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.08
For the 35ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2001) communication	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.24
Notification on the book ’Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism’ by Fr. Jacques Dupuis, S.J. inter-religious dialogue	Document	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.01.24
Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2001 ecumenism	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.25
For the 87ᵗʰ World Migration Day (2001) migrant	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.02
For the 5ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2001) religious	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.02
For the 16ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2001) youth	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.14
On the 1700ᵗʰ anniversary of the ’Baptism of Armenia’ Armenia	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.17
To the people of the Rome Diocese at the end of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 jubilee Rome	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.17
Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.21
Mass with the new Cardinals	Homily	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.22
Notification regarding certain writings of Fr. Marciano Vidal, C.Ss.R. moral	Document	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.02.22
To the new Cardinals and their families	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.23
To the Bishops from Panama on their ’ad Limina’ visit Panama	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.03
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines on their ’ad Limina’ visit Philippines	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.03
Visit to the Roman Major Seminary on the Feast of Our Lady of Trust	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.04
Commentary on the Notification regarding the book ’Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism’ by Fr. Jacques Dupuis, S.J. inter-religious dialogue	Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.03.12
To the participants in a meeting on the Novo millennio ineunte promoted by Opus Dei	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.17
To the Bishops from Korea on their ’ad Limina’ visit South Korea	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.24
Letter to Priests (2001) priest	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.25
Liturgiam authenticam / Authentic Liturgy Fifth Instruction for the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council Bible liturgy Mass	Instruction	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.03.28
To the Bishops from Japan on their ’ad Limina’ visit Japan	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.03.31
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2001 Easter	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.04.15
Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela Concerning the More Grave Delicts Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith doctrine sexual abuse	Motu Proprio	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.04.30
On the preparation of the process for the dissolution of the marriage bond in favour of the faith marriage	Norms	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.04.30
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2001 Buddhists	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2001.04.30
Joint declaration of Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodoulos ecumenism Greek Orthodox Church	Joint Declaration	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.05.04
Protecting Religious Freedom and Holy Sites Declaration of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee Jews	Joint Declaration	Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews	2001.05.04
On the conferment of papal honours papal honour	Instruction	Secretariat of State	2001.05.13
Comments on the Notification regarding certain writings of Fr. Marciano Vidal, C.Ss.R. moral	Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.05.15
On the more serious offenses («graviora delicta») reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith doctrine sexual abuse	Curial Letter	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.05.18
To the Ambassador of Mexico accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Mexico	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.05.19
The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible Bible Jews	Document	Pontifical Biblical Commission	2001.05.24
To the Bishops from Guatemala on their ’ad Limina’ visit Guatemala	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.05.29
To the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of the Anglican Communion Anglican Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.06.01
The Bishop: Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World 10ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly – 2001 bishop synod	Instrumentum laboris	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops	2001.06.01
For World Day for Missions 2001 mission	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.06.03
Response to a ‘Dubium’ on the validity of Baptism conferred by ’The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ Mormonism	Document	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.06.05
For the 22ⁿᵈ World Day of Tourism (2001) tourism	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.06.09
On the sending abroad and sojourn of diocesan priests from mission territories mission	Instruction	Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples	2001.06.12
Martyrologium Romanum (2001) editio typica liturgy saints	Liturgical Book	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.06.29
Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Tourism tourism	Document	Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	2001.06.29
Note on the force of the Doctrinal Decrees concerning the thought and work of Fr Antonio Rosmini Serbati	Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.07.01
To the Bishops from Cuba on their ’ad Limina’ visit Cuba	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.06
Guidelines for admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church Chaldean Church ecumenism Holy Communion	Document	Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	2001.07.20
To the President of the United States of America USA	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.23
To the Catholic People of Hungary for the conclusion of the ’Hungarian Millennium’ Hungary	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.25
For the 88ᵗʰ World Migration Day (2002) migrant	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.25
For the 17ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2002, Toronto) youth	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.25
On the Use of Female Altar Servers altar server liturgy	Document	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.07.27
For the 10ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2002) sick	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.08.06
To the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops USA	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.08.06
On the pastoral function of the ecclesiastical museums heritage museum	Circular Letter	Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church	2001.08.15
To the Ambassador of Ireland accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Ireland	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.09.07
For the 39ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2002) vocation	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.09.08
To the Ambassador of the United States of America accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials USA	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.09.13
To the Bishops from Haiti on their ’ad Limina’ visit Haiti	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.09.14
The Reproductive Health of Refugees refugee	Document	Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Pontifical Council for the Family	2001.09.14
Prospects for Xenotransplantation - Scientific Aspects and Ethical Considerations bioethics organ	Document	Pontifical Academy for Life	2001.09.26
Common declaration of Pope John Paul II and Armenian Patriarch Karekin II (Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia) Armenian Church ecumenism	Joint Declaration	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.09.27
On hearing confessions during Mass Mass penance	Curial Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.10
For Lent 2002 Lent	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.10.04
For the 21ˢᵗ World Food Day (2001) food	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.10.16
To the Participants in the International Conference commemorating the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the arrival in Beijing of Fr. Matteo Ricci China	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.10.24
To the Catholic Patriarchs Eastern Churches	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.10.26
To the Ambassador of Japan accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Japan	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.10.29
Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction health	Document	Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	2001.11.01
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2001 Hindus	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2001.11.03
On translation and the use of the Neo-Vulgate Bible	Curial Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.11.05
To the Bishops from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei on their ’ad Limina’ visit Brunei Malaysia Singapore	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.10
To the Bishops from Thailand on their ’ad Limina’ visit Thailand	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.16
To the Muslims for the Feast of ’Id al-Fitr 2001 Muslims	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2001.11.16
To the Bishops from Myanmar on their ’ad Limina’ visit Myanmar	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.17
Ecclesia in Oceania / The Church in Oceania On Jesus Christ and the peoples of Oceania: Walking his way, telling his truth, living his life Oceania synod	Apostolic Exhortation	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.22
Promulgation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation ’Ecclesia in Oceania’ Oceania synod	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.22
To the Bishops from El Salvador on their ’ad Limina’ visit El Salvador	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.23
To new Anglican – Roman Catholic Working Group Anglican Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.24
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2001 Muslims	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	2001.11.29
To the Bishops from Costa Rica on their ’ad Limina’ visit Costa Rica	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.11.30
To the Bishops from Honduras on their ’ad Limina’ visit Honduras	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.04
To the Ambassador of Bangladesh accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials Bangladesh	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.06
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2002 peace social	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.08
To the Bishops from the Chaldean Church on their ’ad Limina’ visit Chaldean Church	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.11
Meeting with the Bishops of the Holy Land on ’The Future of Christians in the Holy Land’ Holy Land	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.13
Additions to the liturgical books of celebrations recently inserted into the General Calendar calendar	Decree	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.12.18
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2001 Christmas	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.12.25

Documents and Speeches by Year

a.d. 2000 – 2001