| Documents (667) | Type | Author | Date |
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and 41ˢᵗ World Day of Peace  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.01 |
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.06 |
To the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year Greetings  diplomacy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.07 |
To Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach on the occasion of the 35ᵗʰ General Congregation of the Society of Jesus  Jesuits | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.10 |
For the 16ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2008)  sick | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.11 |
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.13 |
Discourse to La Sapienza University of Rome  reason university | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.17 |
To an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the feast of St Henrik, Patron of Finland  Finland Lutheran Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.18 |
To members of the Conference of Latin Bishops in the Arab Regions on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Djibouti Iraq Palestine Somalia Syria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.18 |
To the Diocese of Rome on education  education Rome | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.21 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Catholic Education  education | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.21 |
To members of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops  synod | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.21 |
For the 42ⁿᵈ World Communications Day (2008)  communication | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.24 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Slovenia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.24 |
To the Patriarch of Antioch for Syrian Catholics  Syrian Church | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.25 |
To members of the Joint Working Group between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church  ecumenism | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.25 |
To participants in the Study Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts  canon law | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.25 |
Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2008  ecumenism | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.25 |
Granting a special faculty for the celebration of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle in the Jubilee Year bimillennium of his birth  St. Paul | Decree | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 2008.01.25 |
To the Prelate Auditors, Officials and Advocates of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.26 |
To participants in the inter-academic Colloquium on ’The changing identity of the individual’ sponsored by the Académie des Sciences of Paris and by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences  science | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.28 |
To participants in the Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.01.31 |
To the Bishops of the Ukrainian Church on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Ukrainian Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.01 |
To the Roman Major Seminary on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Trust  seminary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.01 |
On the occasion of the visit to the Roman Major Seminary on the Feast of Our Lady of Trust  seminary | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.01 |
Responses to questions on the validity of baptism with certain formulas  baptism | Document | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 2008.02.01 |
For the 12ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2008)  religious | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.02 |
For the 12ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2008)  religious | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.02 |
On the prayer used on Good Friday  Triduum | Note | Secretariat of State | 2008.02.04 |
Ash Wednesday  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.06 |
Lenten meeting with the Clergy of the Rome Diocese  priest Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.07 |
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Costa Rica | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.08 |
To participants in the International Conference ’Woman and Man, the Humanum in Its Entirety’, promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Laity on the 20ᵗʰ anniversary of the Apostolic Letter Mulieris dignitatem  woman | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.09 |
To members of the Executive Council of the Union of Superiors General (USG) and of the Executive Council of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG)  religious | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.18 |
To the Bishops of Cuba on the occasion of the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of the Journey of John Paul II  Cuba | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.20 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Holy See  Serbia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.21 |
To the Fathers of the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus  Jesuits | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.21 |
To the Diocese of Rome for the presentation of the ’Letter on the urgent task of educating young people’  Rome youth | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.23 |
Pastoral visit to the Parish of Santa Maria Liberatrice at Monte Testaccio in Rome  Rome | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.24 |
To participants in the Conference on the theme ’Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Ethical Aspects’, promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the occasion of the 14ᵗʰ General Assembly  sick | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.25 |
Final Declaration of Annual Meeting of the Joint Committee for Dialogue of the Permanent Committee of Al-Azhar for Dialogue among the Monotheistic Religions and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue  inter-religious dialogue | Declaration | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2008.02.26 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador, on their ’ad Limina’ visit  El Salvador | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.28 |
To the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.02.29 |
To the Salesian Rector Major, on the occasion of the 26ᵗʰ Salesian General Chapter  Salesians | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.01 |
To the Bishops of Guatemala on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Guatemala | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.06 |
To participants in the course on the Internal Forum organized by the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary  penance | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.07 |
To members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences  history | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.07 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture  culture | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.08 |
Visit to the Church of San Lorenzo in Piscibus for the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the San Lorenzo International Youth Centre  Rome youth | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.09 |
To members of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti on their ’ad Limina’ visit  Haiti | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.13 |
Penitential Celebration with the Youth of the Diocese of Rome in preparation for the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day  youth | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.13 |
To the new Ambassador of Bolivia to the Holy See  Bolivia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.14 |
To the new Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Holy See  Greece | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.15 |
Palm Sunday - 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day  youth | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.16 |
Mass in suffrage of Most Rev. Paulos Faraj Rahho, Chaldean Archbishop of Mossul  Chaldean Church Iraq | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.17 |
For the funeral mass for Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement  Focolare | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.18 |
Chrism Mass  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.20 |
Mass of the Lord’s Supper  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.20 |
At the end of the Way of the Cross  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.21 |
Easter Vigil  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.22 |
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2008  Easter | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.23 |
To participants in the Salesian General Chapter  Salesians | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.03.31 |
For the 3ʳᵈ anniversary of the death of the Servant of God Pope John Paul II  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.02 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family on the theme Grandparents: Their Witness and Presence in the Family  family | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.05 |
To participants in the International Congress organized by the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family  family | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.05 |
To the Bishops of the Antilles on their ad Limina visit  Caribbean | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.07 |
In memory of the witnesses to the faith who died during the 20ᵗʰ and 21ˢᵗ centuries held in the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.07 |
Video-Message to Catholics and people of the United States of America on the occasion of the upcoming Apostolic Journey to USA  USA | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.08 |
For the International Study Seminar promoted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on the theme: ’Disarmament, development, and peace. Perspectives for holistic disarmament’  war | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.10 |
For the 1ˢᵗ centenary of Frat  France | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.12 |
To the Jewish community on the occasion of the feast of Pesah  Jews | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.14 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to USA  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.15 |
Welcoming ceremony at the White House in Washington  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.16 |
Celebration of Vespers and meeting with the American Bishops at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.16 |
Responses to the questions posed by the American Bishops  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.16 |
Joint declaration between the Holy See and the Office of the President of U.S.A. after the private meeting between Benedict XVI and George W. Bush  USA | Joint Declaration | Secretariat of State | 2008.04.16 |
Meeting with Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America in Washington  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.17 |
Meeting with representatives of other religions at Pope John Paul II Cultural Center of Washington  inter-religious dialogue USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.17 |
Meeting with representatives of the Jewish community in Washington  Jews USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.17 |
Mass at the Washington Nationals Stadium  USA | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.17 |
Address of the Holy Father to the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization in New York  United Nations | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.18 |
Greetings to the staff and the personnel of the United Nations in New York  United Nations | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.18 |
Meeting with representatives of the Jewish community at Park East Synagogue in New York  Jews USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.18 |
Ecumenical prayer service at St. Joseph’s Parish in New York  ecumenism USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.18 |
Meeting with young people having disabilities at St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York  disabled USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.19 |
Meeting with young people and seminarians at St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York  seminary USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.19 |
Mass for the Universal Church with priests, men and women religious in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York  USA | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.19 |
Prayer during the visit to Ground Zero in New York  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.20 |
Farewell ceremony at John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport of New York  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.20 |
Mass at New York’s Yankee Stadium  USA | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.20 |
On poverty, trade and development to the member States of the UN Conference on Trade and Development  trade | Note | Secretariat of State | 2008.04.20 |
| To bishops of China China | Curial Letter | Secretariat of State | 2008.04.22 |
To members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.23 |
Funeral Mass for Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.23 |
To Bishops of Southern Caucasus on their ad Limina visit  Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.24 |
Mass of ordination of priests in the Diocese of Rome  priest | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.04.27 |
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2008  Buddhists | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2008.04.29 |
Joint declaration of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Centre for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organisation (Tehran, Iran) at the conclusion of the 6ᵗʰ Colloquium  Muslims | Joint Declaration | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2008.04.30 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Cuba on their ad Limina visit  Cuba | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.02 |
For the 14ᵗʰ Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences  social | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.03 |
To members of Italian Catholic Action on the occasion of the 140ᵗʰ anniversary of its foundation  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.04 |
To members of the Pontifical Swiss Guards  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.05 |
Concert performed by the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Opera House Chorus  China concert | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.07 |
To the Patriarch and Bishops of the Greek-Melkites  Greek-Melkite Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.08 |
To the Catholicos of All Armenians and the bishops accompanying him  Armenian Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.09 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Hungary on their ad Limina visit  Hungary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.10 |
To participants in the International Conference promoted by the Pontifical Lateran University on the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae  pro-life | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.10 |
Special Indulgences conceded for the 2000ᵗʰ year of the birth of St. Paul the Apostle  indulgence St. Paul | Decree | Apostolic Penitentiary | 2008.05.10 |
On the occasion of the 97ᵗʰ Deutscher Katholikentag  Germany | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.11 |
For World Day for Missions 2008  mission | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.11 |
Mass on Pentecost Sunday  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.11 |
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church / The service of authority and obedience  | Instruction | Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life | 2008.05.11 |
12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly – 2008  Bible synod | Instrumentum laboris | General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | 2008.05.11 |
To members of the Italian Pro-Life Movement  pro-life | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.12 |
To the Ambassador of Israel to the Holy See  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.12 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People  migrant | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.15 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Thailand on their ad Limina visit  Thailand | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.16 |
To participants in the Forum of Family Associations  family | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.16 |
To participants in the meeting of the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies  mission | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.17 |
To participants in a Study Seminar convoked by the Pontifical Council for the Laity to reflect on the pastoral care of the Ecclesial Movements and New Communities  movement | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.17 |
Mass in Piazza del Popolo, Savona  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.17 |
Meeting with the Cathedral’s Chapter and with members of Consecrated Life during the visit to the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Genoa  religious | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.18 |
Meeting with young people in Piazza Matteotti, Genoa  youth | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.18 |
Mass in Piazza della Vittoria, Genoa  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.18 |
To Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow and All Russia  Russia Russian Orthodox Church | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.19 |
Corpus Christi - Mass and Eucharistic Procession  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.22 |
To participants in the meeting organized by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications  communication | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.23 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Albania on their ad Limina visit  Albania | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.23 |
Mass in suffrage of Cardinal Bernardin Gantin  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.23 |
To a delegation from Bulgaria on the occasion of the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius  Bulgaria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.24 |
To a delegation from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the occasion of the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius  Macedonia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.24 |
To the General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of Liberia to the Holy See  Liberia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the Holy See  Uganda | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Holy See  Tanzania | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of Nigeria to the Holy See  Nigeria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Holy See  Sri Lanka | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of Guinea to the Holy See  Guinea | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Holy See  Belarus | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the Holy See  Bangladesh | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To the Ambassador of Chad to the Holy See  Chad | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.29 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Myanmar on their ad Limina visit  Myanmar | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.30 |
For the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2008  priest | Curial Letter | Congregation for Clergy | 2008.05.30 |
Celebration at the end of the Marian month of May  Mary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.31 |
To the Ambassador of Guatemala to the Holy See  Guatemala | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.05.31 |
For the 3ʳᵈ American Missionary Congress (CAM3) and the Eighth Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA8)  mission | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.02 |
To participants in the ’High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy’, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization  food | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.02 |
To the Bishops of Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore on their ad Limina visit  Brunei Malaysia Singapore | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.06 |
To participants in the Tenth Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue  inter-religious dialogue | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.07 |
To participants at the Sixth European Symposium for University Professors  university | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.07 |
Inauguration of the Convention of the Diocese of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.09 |
Letter to delegates and all those attending the Seventh General Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation  Bible | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.12 |
To the Bishops of Bangladesh on their ad Limina visit  Bangladesh | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.12 |
Meeting with citizens and young people gathered in Lenio Flacco Square in Brindisi  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.14 |
Mass in the square in front of the Shrine of Santa Maria de finibus terrae in Santa Maria di Leuca  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.14 |
Meeting with priests gathered in the Cathedral of Brindisi  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.15 |
Mass at Sant’Apollinare Wharf in the Harbour of Brindisi  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.15 |
To the Ambassador of Cameroon to the Holy See  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.16 |
Letter to Card. Camillo Ruini, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome on the occasion of the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination  Rome | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.19 |
To Bishops of Pakistan on their ad Limina visit  Pakistan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.19 |
To participants in the International Catholic Radio Congress organized by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications  radio | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.20 |
Antiqua ordinatione  Promulgating proper law for the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura | Motu Proprio | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.21 |
To young people for the 49ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress  Eucharistic Congress | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.21 |
Homily delivered via satellite on the occasion of the closing Mass of the 49ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress in Québec  Eucharistic Congress | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.22 |
Greetings on the occasion of the publication of this first edition of L’Osservatore Romano in the Malayalam language  India | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.25 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras on their ad Limina visit  Honduras | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.26 |
To the Ambassador of Gabon to the Holy See  Gabon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.26 |
To the Officials of the Vicariate of Rome  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.27 |
To Bishops of Hong Kong and Macao on their ad Limina visit  Hong Kong Macau | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.27 |
To the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and for the opening of the Pauline Year  Ecumenical Patriarchate St. Paul | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.28 |
First Vespers of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  St. Paul | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.28 |
Indulgences conceded for the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day  indulgence youth | Decree | Apostolic Penitentiary | 2008.06.28 |
Reform of the Higher Institutes of Religious Sciences  education | Document | Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) | 2008.06.28 |
Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul - Homilies of the Holy Father and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople  Ecumenical Patriarchate metropolitan | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.29 |
| To the Bishops’ Conferences on the use of the sacred tetragrammaton as ’The Name of God’ Bible | Curial Letter | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 2008.06.29 |
Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood  seminary | Document | Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) | 2008.06.29 |
Video-message to the members of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia  Colombia | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.30 |
To the Metropolitan Archbishops who received the Sacred Pallium on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul  metropolitan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.06.30 |
Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2009  ecumenism | Document | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity | 2008.06.30 |
To the people of Australia and to the young pilgrims taking part in World Youth Day 2008  Australia youth | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.04 |
For the ’Day of the Holy See’ at Expo Zaragoza 2008  water | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.10 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to Australia  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.12 |
| For Sea Sunday 2008 sea | Message | Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | 2008.07.13 |
Welcoming celebration by the young people at Barangaroo, East Darling Harbour of Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.17 |
Welcoming ceremony at Government House of Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.17 |
Meeting with a group of disadvantaged young people of the rehabilitation community of the University of Notre Dame in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.18 |
Meeting with representatives of other religions in the Chapter Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.18 |
Ecumenical meeting in the Crypt of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.18 |
Vigil with the young people at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.19 |
Mass with the Australian bishops, seminarians and novices at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney  Australia | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.19 |
Meeting with benefactors and organizers of the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day at the Reception Hall of Cathedral House and in the Chapter Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.20 |
Mass for the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney  Australia | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.20 |
Farewell ceremony at the International Airport of Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.21 |
Greeting to the volunteers of the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day in the Domain of Sydney  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.21 |
For the 30ᵗʰ anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI  | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.07.26 |
Visit to the birth house of Saint Josef Freinademetz in Oies - Val Badia  China | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.08.05 |
Meeting with the clergy of the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen  priest | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.08.06 |
Mass at the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.08.15 |
For the 95ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2009)  migrant refugee | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.08.24 |
Why the Concept of Brain Death is Valid as a Definition of Death  pro-life | Document | Pontifical Academies of Sciences | 2008.09 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua on their ad Limina visit  Nicaragua | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.06 |
Meeting with priests, seminarians and students of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sardinia gathered in the Cathedral of Cagliari  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.07 |
Meeting with the young people of Sardinia gathered in Yenne Square  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.07 |
Mass in the esplanade in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.07 |
SMS Message to the young people, fifty days after the celebration of the final Mass on the occasion of World Youth Day 2008  Australia youth | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.08 |
Dignitas Personæ  On certain bioethical questions bioethics | Instruction | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 2008.09.08 |
Funeral Mass for Cardinal Antonio Innocenti  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.10 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay on their ad Limina visit  Paraguay | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.11 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to France  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Meeting with authorities of State at the Elysée Palace in Paris  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Meeting with representatives of the Jewish community  France Jews | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Meeting with representatives from the world of culture at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris  culture France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Greeting to young people gathered in the esplanade in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral  France youth | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Celebration of Vespers with priests, religious, seminarians and deacons gathered at Notre-Dame Cathedral  France | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.12 |
Mass on the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris  France | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.13 |
Torchlight procession in Rosary Square  France Lourdes | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.13 |
Meeting with the French Bishops in the Hemicycle Sainte-Bernadette  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.14 |
Meditation during the Blessed Sacrament Procession in the Prairie  France Lourdes | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.14 |
Mass on the occasion of the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Prairie  France Lourdes | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.14 |
Farewell ceremony at the Airport of Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées in Lourdes  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.15 |
Mass on the occasion of the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes  France Lourdes | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.15 |
To the new Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Holy See  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.18 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Panama on their ad Limina visit  Panama | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.19 |
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2008  Muslims | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2008.09.19 |
To Bishops recently appointed taking part in a seminar sponsored by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples  bishop | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.20 |
Mass and Dedication of the Altar in the Cathedral of Albano  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.21 |
To the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia  Russian Orthodox Church | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.22 |
To Bishops recently appointed taking part in a seminar sponsored by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples  bishop | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.22 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay on their ad Limina visit  Uruguay | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.26 |
To the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Holy See  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.27 |
To participants at a Meeting sponsored by the Youth Tourist Centre and the International Office for Social Tourism  tourism | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.09.28 |
To participants in the International Congress entitled ’Humanae Vitae: A Topical and Prophetical Encyclical Letter’  pro-life | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.02 |
To Bishops of Central Asia on their ad Limina visit  Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.02 |
Official Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to H.E. Mr Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.04 |
Mass for the Opening of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible synod | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.05 |
Meditation of the Holy Father during the first General Congregation of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.06 |
Missale Romanum (2008) / Roman Missal (2008) editio typica tertia emendata liturgy Mass | Liturgical Book | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 2008.10.06 |
Mass on the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the death of Pope Pius XII  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.09 |
Cappella Papale for the Canonization of 4 Blesseds  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.12 |
For the 28ᵗʰ World Food Day (2008)  food | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.13 |
Address during the 14ᵗʰ General Congregation of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.14 |
To Bishops of Ecuador on their ad Limina visit  Ecuador | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.16 |
To participants in the International Congress promoted by the Pontifical Lateran University on the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of the Encyclical Fides et Ratio  reason | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.16 |
To the Ecumenical Patriarch on the occasion of the celebration of First Vespers of the 29ᵗʰ Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Sistine Chapel  Ecumenical Patriarchate | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.18 |
Vespers for the 12ᵗʰ General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2008.10.18 |
Recitation of the Holy Rosary at the Pontifical Shrine of Pompeii  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.19 |
Mass in the Square in front of the Pontifical Shrine of Pompeii  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.19 |
To participants in the 110ᵗʰ National Congress of the Italian Surgery Society  medical | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.20 |
At the conclusion of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible synod | Message | General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | 2008.10.24 |
Final List of Propositions of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible synod | Relatio Synodi | General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | 2008.10.25 |
Mass for the conclusion of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  Bible synod | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.26 |
Conclusion of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2008.10.26 |
Greetings to participants in the Synod of Bishops at the conclusion of luncheon  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.27 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Holy See  Philippines | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.27 |
For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of blessed John Duns Scotus  saint | Apostolic Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.28 |
To participants in the International Conference on the theme ’The Second Vatican Council in the Pontificate of John Paul II’  Vatican II | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.28 |
For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the election to the Pontificate of Blessed John XXIII  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.28 |
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2008  Hindus | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2008.10.28 |
To the Ambassador of Canada to the Holy See  Canada | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.30 |
To a delegation of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations  Jews | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.30 |
To students of the Pontifical Universities of Rome at the beginning of the Academic Year 2008/2009  university | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.30 |
To participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences  science | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.31 |
To participants in the 13ᵗʰ International Conference of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowship  charismatic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.10.31 |
Mass in suffrage for Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the past year  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.03 |
To the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Holy See  Egypt | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.06 |
To participants in the Seminar organized by the “Catholic-Muslim Forum” sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue  Muslims | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.06 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Holy See  Lithuania | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.07 |
To participants in the International Congress sponsored by the Pontifical Academy for Life  pro-life | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.07 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See  Taiwan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.08 |
To participants in the congress on The Heritage of the Magisterium of Pius XII and the Second Vatican Council promoted by the Pontifical Lateran University and the Pontifical Gregorian University  Vatican II | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.08 |
To Bishops of Bolivia on their ad Limina visit  Bolivia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.10 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino to the Holy See  San Marino | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.13 |
To participants in the 23ʳᵈ International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers on Pastoral Care in the Treatment of Sick Children  children sick | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.15 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity  laity | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.15 |
To the Ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See  Lebanon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.17 |
For the 13ᵗʰ Public Session of the Pontifical Academies  academy | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.24 |
To the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Cilicia  Armenian Church Orthodox Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.24 |
To the Ecumenical Patriarch on the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew  Ecumenical Patriarchate | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.26 |
To the President of the Republic of Chile on the occasion of the 30ᵗʰ anniversary of the Pontifical Mediation in solving the controversy between Argentina and Chile  Argentina Chile | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.29 |
To the President of the Republic of Argentina on the occasion of the 30ᵗʰ anniversary of the Pontifical Mediation in solving the controversy between Argentina and Chile  Argentina Chile | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.29 |
First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.29 |
Vespers on the first Sunday of Advent  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2008.11.29 |
Pastoral Visit to the Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls on the occasion of the 1750ᵗʰ anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Lawrence  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.11.30 |
On the occasion of the Study Day on ’Dialogue between Cultures and Religions’  culture | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.03 |
To Bishops of Chile on their ad Limina visit  Chile | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.04 |
On the occasion of the death of His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and of All the Russias  Russian Orthodox Church | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.05 |
To the Ambassador of Argentina to the Holy See  Argentina | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.05 |
To the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.05 |
To the members of the International Theological Commission  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.05 |
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2009  peace | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.08 |
Act of Veneration to the Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception  Mary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.08 |
For the 60ᵗʰ anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.10 |
For Lent 2009  Lent | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.11 |
Meeting with the Rome’s university students  university | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.11 |
To Bishops of Taiwan on their ad Limina visit  Taiwan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.12 |
Visit to the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See - Meeting with the Diplomatic Corps  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.13 |
To the new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See  diplomacy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of the Fiji Islands to the Holy See  Fiji | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Holy See  Bahrain | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Holy See  Kazakhstan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of Tunisia to the Holy See  Tunisia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of Belize to the Holy See  Belize | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Madagascar to the Holy See  Madagascar | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Holy See  Luxembourg | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland to the Holy See  Iceland | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Holy See  Sierra Leone | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Holy See  Sweden | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi to the Holy See  Malawi | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To managers and employees of the Vatican Television Centre with their family members  television | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.18 |
To the new Ambassador of the Seychelles to the Holy See  Seychelles | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.19 |
To Professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology  archaeology | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.20 |
Christmas greetings to the members of the Roman Curia and Prelature  Roman Curia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.22 |
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2008  Christmas | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.25 |
Christmas - Midnight Mass  Christmas | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.25 |
Plenary indulgence conceded for the 6ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families, held in Mexico City  family indulgence | Decree | Apostolic Penitentiary | 2008.12.28 |
Vespers and Te Deum  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2008.12.31 |
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.01 |
Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.01.01 |
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.06 |
Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.01.06 |
To the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings  diplomacy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.08 |
To members of the Neocatechumenal Way of the Rome Diocese  Neocatechumenal Way | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.10 |
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.11 |
Mass and Baptism of Children  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.01.11 |
To Bishops of Iran on their ad Limina visit  Iran | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.16 |
To participants at the recitation of the Rosary on the occasion of the Sixth World Meeting of Families held in Mexico City  family | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.17 |
Television link-up at the end of Holy Mass for the conclusion of the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City  family | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.18 |
To the Archbishop of Tarragona for the closing of the Jubilee Year on the 1750ᵗʰ anniversary of the martyrdom of Bishop St. Fructuoso and of the Deacons Sts. Augurio and Eulogio  Spain | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.19 |
To an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the feast of St Henrik, Patron of Finland  Finland Lutheran Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.19 |
For the 46ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2009)  vocation | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.20 |
Remitting the latae sententiae excommunication pronounced on four bishops of the Fraternity of St. Pius X  SSPX Tridentine | Decree | Congregation for Bishops | 2009.01.21 |
For the concession of ecclesiastical communion to His Beatitude Ignatius Youssif III Younan, Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch  Syrian Church | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.22 |
To the new Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch  Syrian Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.23 |
For the 43ʳᵈ World Communications Day (2009)  communication | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.24 |
To the Chaldean Bishops on their ad Limina visit  Chaldean Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.24 |
Vespers on the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul  ecumenism | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.25 |
Vespers on the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.01.25 |
For the 56ᵗʰ World Leprosy Day (2009)  leprosy | Message | Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | 2009.01.25 |
For the 7ᵗʰ centenary since the beginning of the Roman Pontiffs’ exile in the French city of Avignon  France | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.26 |
To the Ambassador of France to the Holy See  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.26 |
To His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and of All Russia on the occasion of his enthronement  Russian Orthodox Church | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.28 |
To Prelate Auditors, Officials and Advocates of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.29 |
To the Bishops of Russia on their ad Limina visit  Russia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.29 |
To members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches  ecumenism | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.01.30 |
For the 17ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2009)  sick | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.02 |
For the 13ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2009)  religious | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.02 |
To Bishops of Turkey on their ad Limina visit  Turkey | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.02 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the Holy See  Hungary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.02 |
For the 13ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2009)  religious | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.02 |
For the 9ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Anselm  saint | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.03 |
For the millennium of the death of St. Bruno  Poland | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.04 |
Concerning the four prelates of the Society of Saint Pius X  SSPX | Note | Secretariat of State | 2009.02.04 |
To the Ambassador of Brazil to the Holy See  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.09 |
Meeting with the sick people on the liturgical memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes on the occasion of the 17ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick  sick | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.11 |
To the Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See  Australia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.12 |
To members of the delegation of the ’Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’  Jews | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.12 |
To Bishops of Nigeria on their ad Limina visit  Nigeria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.14 |
To participants in the Study Convention promoted on the occasion of the 80ᵗʰ anniversary of foundation of the Vatican City State  Vatican City | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.14 |
To participants in the 31ˢᵗ Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  agriculture | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.20 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America  Caribbean South America | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.20 |
Visit to the Roman Major Seminary on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Trust  seminary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.20 |
Pastoral Recommendations of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America  South America | Document | Pontifical Commission for Latin America | 2009.02.20 |
For the 24ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2009)  youth | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.22 |
To the faithful of Brazil for the Brotherhood Campaign 2009  Brazil | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.25 |
Ash Wednesday  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.25 |
Final Declaration of Annual Meeting of the Joint Committee for Dialogue of the the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Permanent Committee of Al-Azhar for Dialogue among the Monotheistic Religions  inter-religious dialogue | Declaration | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2009.02.25 |
Lenten Meeting with the Clergy of the Rome Diocese  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.02.26 |
On the occasion of the returning to the custody of the Patriarchate of Moscow of the Russian Orthodox church of St. Nicholas during a ceremony held in Bari  Russian Orthodox Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.01 |
For the Hispano-American Day in the Dioceses of Spain  Spain | Message | Pontifical Commission for Latin America | 2009.03.01 |
For the 9ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Anselm  Benedictines saint | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.07 |
Conclusion of the annual Lenten retreat held for the Roman Curia  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.07 |
Visit to the Monastery of Saint Frances of Rome at Tor de’ Specchi in Rome  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.09 |
Greetings to the city of Rome  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.09 |
Visit of the Holy Father at the Capitoline Hill  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.09 |
To the bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre  SSPX | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.10 |
To participants in the 20ᵗʰ edition of the course in the Internal Forum, organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary  penance | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.12 |
To the delegation of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and of the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews  Jews | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.12 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.13 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina on their ad Limina visit  Argentina | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.14 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Clergy  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.16 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to Africa  Africa | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.17 |
Welcome ceremony at Nsimalen International Airport of Yaoundé  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.17 |
Meeting with the Bishops of Cameroon at Christ-Roi Church in Tsinga, Yaoundé  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.18 |
Vespers at the Basilica Marie Reine des Apôtres in Mvolyé, Yaoundé  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.18 |
Meeting with the members of the Special Council for Africa of the Synod of Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature of Yaoundé  Africa synod | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.19 |
Meeting with the world of suffering people at Card. Paul Emile Léger Centre - CNRH of Yaoundé  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.19 |
Meeting with representatives of the Muslim Community of Cameroon at the Apostolic Nunciature of Yaoundé  Muslims | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.19 |
On the occasion of the publication of the Instrumentum Laboris at Amadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Africa Cameroon | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.19 |
The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace  2ⁿᵈ Special Assembly for Africa – 2009 Africa synod | Instrumentum laboris | General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | 2009.03.19 |
Meeting with the Bishops of Angola and São Tomé at the Chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature in Luanda  Angola Sao Tome and Principe | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.20 |
Meeting with the political and civil authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at the Presidential Palace in Luanda  Angola | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.20 |
Welcome ceremony at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport of Luanda  Angola | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.20 |
Farewell ceremony at Nsimalen International Airport of Yaoundé  Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.20 |
To participants in the International Conference on the theme ’Life, Family and Development: the Role of Women in the Promotion of Human Rights’  woman | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.21 |
Meeting with youth at Dos Coqueiros Stadium of Luanda  Angola | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.21 |
Mass with the bishops, priests, religious people, ecclesial movements and catechists of Angola and São Tomé at São Paolo Church in Luanda  Angola | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.21 |
Meeting with Catholic Movements for the Promotion of Women at Santo António Parish of Luanda  Angola | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.22 |
Mass with the Bishops of I.M.B.I.S.A. (Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa) at Cimangola Square in Luanda  Africa Angola | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.22 |
Farewell ceremony at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport of Luanda  Angola | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.23 |
Meeting with journalists during the return flight  Africa Angola Cameroon | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.23 |
| Compendium Eucharisticum / Compendium of the Eucharist Eucharist Mass | Directory | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 2009.03.25 |
To youth volunteers of Italy’s civil service  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.28 |
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of the Holy Face of Jesus at Magliana  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.29 |
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of the Holy Face of Jesus at Magliana  Rome | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.29 |
To the Prime Minister of Great Britain at the vigil of the G20 Summit in London  economy | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.30 |
To the Italian Minister of Labour on the occasion of the G8 Social Summit  economy | Message | Secretariat of State | 2009.03.30 |
For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of devotion to Our Lady of Europe  Gibraltar | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.03.31 |
For the closing celebration for the millennium of the dedication of the Co-Cathedral of Sarsina  Italy | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.02 |
For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the Shrine of Christ the King, Almada  Portugal | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.02 |
To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina on their ad Limina visit  Argentina | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.02 |
Fourth Anniversary of the death of the Servant of God Pope John Paul II  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.02 |
Mass in suffrage of the deceased Holy Father John Paul II  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.02 |
To the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Holy See  Dominican Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.03 |
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2009  Buddhists | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2009.04.03 |
For the 17ᵗʰ centenary of the martyrdom of Bishop St. Quirino  Croatia | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.04 |
For the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the Pastoral Journey of Pope John Paul II to Thailand  Thailand | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.04 |
Palm Sunday - 24ᵗʰ World Youth Day  youth | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.05 |
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.05 |
To young people from the Archdiocese of Madrid (Spain), gathered in Rome on the occasion of the handing over of the World Youth Day Cross  youth | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.06 |
To the Archbishop of L’Aquila on the occasion of the suffrage rite for the victims of the earthquake  | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.09 |
Chrism Mass  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.09 |
Mass of the Lord’s Supper  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.09 |
Chrism Mass  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.09 |
Mass of the Lord’s Supper  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.09 |
Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.10 |
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.10 |
Way of the Cross  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.10 |
Easter Vigil  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.11 |
Easter Vigil  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.11 |
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2009  Easter | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.12 |
Easter Sunday  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.12 |
Mass on Easter Day  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.12 |
For the 9ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Anselm  saint | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.15 |
To members of the Franciscan Family taking part in the ’Chapter of the Mats’  Franciscans | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.18 |
Mass with the members of the Coordinating Central Commission of the World Meeting of Families in Mexico  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.23 |
To participants in the meeting of Catholic Religion Teachers  education | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.25 |
Special Indulgences conceded for the Year for Priests in honour of St. John Vianney  indulgence priest | Decree | Apostolic Penitentiary | 2009.04.25 |
Mass for the Canonisation of Arcangelo Tadini, Bernardo Tolomei, Nuno de Santa Maria Alvares Pereira, Gertrude Comensoli and Caterina Volpicelli  saint | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.26 |
Mass for Canonisation  saint | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.04.26 |
Arrival at the camp set up near the village of Onna  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.28 |
Meeting with representatives of the local people and of the rescue services  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.28 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina on their ad Limina visit  Argentina | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.04.30 |
To priests for the Year for Priests  priest | Curial Letter | Congregation for Clergy | 2009.05 |
For the 1ˢᵗ centenary of foundation of the church of Long Tower  Ireland | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.02 |
Mass with priestly ordinations  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.03 |
Ordination of the Deacons of the Diocese of Rome  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.05.03 |
To the German Federal President about the Apostolic Journey to Africa  Germany | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.04 |
For the 15ᵗʰ Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences  social | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.04 |
On religious education in schools  education | Circular Letter | Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) | 2009.05.05 |
For the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of the journey of Pope John Paul II to Romania  Romania | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.06 |
For the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Fr. Matteo Ricci  China | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.06 |
To the Swiss Guards and their relatives on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.07 |
Welcoming ceremony at Queen Alia International Airport of Amman  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.08 |
Visit to the Regina Pacis Center of Amman  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.08 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to the Holy Land  Holy Land | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.08 |
Visit to the ancient Basilica of the Memorial of Moses at Mount Nebo  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.09 |
Blessing of the foundation stone of Madaba University of the Latin Patriarchate  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.09 |
Meeting with Muslim religious leaders, members of the Diplomatic Corps and Rectors of universities in Jordan in front of the mosque al-Hussein bin Talal in Amman  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.09 |
Vespers with priests, men and women religious, seminarians and ecclesial movements in the Greek-Melkite Cathedral of Saint-Georges in Amman  Greek-Melkite Church Jordan | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.09 |
Blessing of the foundation stones of the Latin and Greek Melkite churches at Bethany beyond the Jordan  Greek-Melkite Church Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.10 |
Mass at the Amman International Stadium  Jordan | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.10 |
Farewell ceremony at Queen Alia International Airport of Amman  Jordan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.11 |
Welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport of Tel Aviv  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.11 |
Courtesy visit to the President of the State of Israel at the presidential palace in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.11 |
Visit to Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.11 |
Meeting with organizations involved in interreligious dialogue at the Auditorium of Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.11 |
Courtesy visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem at the Mount of the Temple  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.12 |
Courtesy visit to the two Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem at Hechal Shlomo Center in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.12 |
Regina Cœli prayer with the Ordinaries of the Holy Land in the Upper Room in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.12 |
Short visit to the Co-Cathedral of the Latins in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.12 |
Mass in the Valley of Josaphat in Jerusalem  Israel | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.12 |
Welcoming ceremony in the square in front of the presidential palace, in Bethlehem  Palestine | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.13 |
Visit to the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem  Palestine | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.13 |
Visit to the Refugee Camp Al Aida’ in Bethlehem  Palestine | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.13 |
Farewell ceremony in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.13 |
Mass on the Manger’s Square in Bethlehem  Palestine | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.13 |
Meeting with the religious leaders of Galilee in the Auditorium of the Shrine of the Annunciation in Nazareth  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.14 |
Mass on the Mount of Precipice in Nazareth  Israel | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.14 |
Vespers with the Bishops, priests, men and women religious, ecclesial and pastoral movements of Galilee in the upper Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth  Israel | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.14 |
Ecumenical meeting in the Throne Hall of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem  Greek Orthodox Church Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.15 |
Visit to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.15 |
Visit to the Armenian patriarchal church of St. James in Jerusalem  Armenian Church Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.15 |
Departure ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv  Israel | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.15 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight back from the Holy Land  Holy Land | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.15 |
For the closing of the Pauline Year in the Holy Land  Holy Land | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.16 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Peru on their ad Limina visit  Peru | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.18 |
In Search of a Universal Ethic: A New Look at the Natural Law  natural law | Document | International Theological Commission | 2009.05.20 |
To the President of the Republic of Bulgaria  Bulgaria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.22 |
To the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  Macedonia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.22 |
To the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy  academy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.23 |
Compendium of the Letter to the Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Persons and Lay Faithful of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China  China | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.24 |
Vespers with the Benedictine Abbots and the Community of Benedictine Monks and Nuns gathered in the Abbatial Basilica of Montecassino  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.24 |
Mass in Miranda Square, Cassino  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.24 |
Inauguration of the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran  Rome | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.26 |
To the General Assembly of the Italian Bishops’ Conference  Italy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.28 |
To new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the Holy See  Norway | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia to the Holy See  Namibia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Holy See  Burkina Faso | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of South Africa to the Holy See  South Africa | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See  New Zealand | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of Benin to the Holy See  Benin | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Holy See  India | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
To the new Ambassador of Mongolia to the Holy See  Mongolia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.29 |
Meeting with the children of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.30 |
Mass on Pentecost Sunday  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.05.31 |
Mass on Pentecost Sunday  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.05.31 |
To the community of the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome  France | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.06 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela on their ad Limina visit  Venezuela | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.08 |
Solemnity of Corpus Christi  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.11 |
Corpus Christi - Mass, Procession and Benediction  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.11 |
To members of the Centesimus Annus - Pro Pontifice Foundation  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.13 |
Proclaiming a Year for Priests on the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the death of the Curé of Ars  priest | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.16 |
For the Ecclesiastical Communion with the Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch  Syrian Church | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.18 |
To the Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch  Syrian Orthodox Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.19 |
Opening for the Year for Priests  priest | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.19 |
Second Vespers – Beginning of the Year of the Priest  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.19 |
Meeting with the sick, the medical staff and the board of managers gathered in front of the main entrance of the Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza  sick | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.21 |
Meeting with priests, men and women religious and young people gathered in the Church of St Pio of Pietrelcina  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.21 |
Mass in the square in front of the Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.21 |
Pastoral Visit to San Giovanni Rotondo  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.21 |
Prayers with the Clergy in San Giovanni Rotondo  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.21 |
For the millennium anniversary celebration of Lithuania  Lithuania | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.23 |
For the 9ᵗʰ Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences  Asia | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.24 |
| For the 30ᵗʰ World Day of Tourism (2009) tourism | Message | Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | 2009.06.24 |
To participants in the Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Eastern Churches  Eastern Churches | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.25 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Viêt Nam on their ad Limina visit  Vietnam | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.27 |
To the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and for the closing of the Pauline Year  Ecumenical Patriarchate | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.27 |
First Vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul for the closing of the Pauline Year  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.28 |
Vespers of the Solemnity for the closing of the Pauline Year  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.28 |
Caritas in Veritate / Charity in Truth  On integral human development in charity and truth social | Encyclical | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.29 |
For World Day for Missions 2009  mission | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.29 |
Mass on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul  metropolitan | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.29 |
Mass and imposition of the Pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops  metropolitan | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.06.29 |
To Metropolitan Archbishops who received the Sacred Pallium on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  metropolitan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.06.30 |
Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2010  | Document | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity | 2009.06.30 |
To the President of the Italian Council of Ministers for the G8 Summit  Italy | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.01 |
Ecclesiæ unitatem  On the Society of St. Pius X SSPX | Motu Proprio | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.02 |
To participants in the European Conference on Vocational Pastoral-Care  vocation | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.04 |
Vespers for the re-opening of the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican Apostolic Palace  Vatican City | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.04 |
To the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Haiti on the occasion of the presentation of the Letters of Credence  Haiti | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.06 |
Approving the new Statute of the Labour Office of the Holy See  | Motu Proprio | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.07 |
To the Ambassador of the Mexico to the Holy See  Mexico | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.10 |
Clarification on procured abortion  abortion | Note | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 2009.07.11 |
| For Sea Sunday 2009 sea | Message | Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | 2009.07.12 |
Vespers in the Cathedral of Aosta  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.07.24 |
For the celebrations of the millennium of the Diocese of Pécs, Hungary  Hungary | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.05 |
To permanent deacons  deacon | Curial Letter | Congregation for Clergy | 2009.08.10 |
Solemnity of the Assumption, Mass at the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.15 |
For the 30ᵗʰ Meeting for Friendship among Peoples (Rimini)  | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.17 |
For the celebrations for the 12ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Ludgerus, first Bishop of Münster and ’Apostle of the Saxons and Frisians’  Germany | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.20 |
For the millennium of the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia  Romania | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.24 |
For the 11ᵗʰ Inter-Christian Symposium  ecumenism | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.28 |
Mass with the former students of the Ratzinger Schülerkreis  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.08.30 |
| For the 1200ᵗʰ anniversary of the death of St. Ludgerus Germany saint | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.03 |
Meeting with the local people in Piazza Sant’Agostino  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.06 |
Mass in Valle Faul, Viterbo  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.06 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil on their ad Limina visit  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.07 |
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2009  Muslims | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2009.09.11 |
Episcopal Ordination of five new Bishops  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.12 |
Episcopal Ordinations  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.09.12 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil on their ad Limina visit  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.17 |
Meeting with the Patriarchs and the Major Archbishops of the Oriental Churches  Eastern Churches synod | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.19 |
To participants in the Conference for newly appointed Bishops  bishop | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.21 |
Videostatement to the UN 2009 Summit of Climate Change  ecology | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.24 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil on their ad Limina visit  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.25 |
Welcoming Ceremony at Stará Ruzyně International Airport, Prague  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.26 |
Visit to the Holy Infant of Prague at the Church of Our Lady Victorious  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.26 |
Meeting with the Civil and Political Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at the Presidential Palace of Prague  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.26 |
Vespers with Priests, Men and Women Religious, Seminarians and Lay Movements gathered in the Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.26 |
Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to the Czech Republic  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.26 |
Apostolic Journey to the Czech Republic  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.09.26 |
Ecumenical Meeting at the Throne Hall of the Archbishop’s House of Prague  Czech Republic ecumenism | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.27 |
Meeting with members of the academic community, in Vladislav Hall, Prague Castle  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.27 |
Mass at Tuřany Airport in Brno  Czech Republic | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.27 |
Videostatement to participants in the International Priests’ Retreat  priest | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.28 |
To the young people at the Esplanade on the Way to Melnik in Stará Boleslav  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.28 |
Farewell Ceremony at Stará Ruzynědo International Airport of Prague  Czech Republic | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.28 |
Mass on the memorial of Saint Wenceslaus, Patron of the Czech Republic, at the Esplanade on the Way to Melnik in Stará Boleslav  Czech Republic | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.09.28 |
To the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See  USA | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.02 |
To the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Holy See  Netherlands | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.02 |
To the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Holy See  Philippines | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.02 |
Mass for the Opening of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  Africa synod | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.04 |
Opening of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.10.04 |
To the first General Congregation of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  Africa synod | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.05 |
Answer to the statement released by the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia during the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  Africa Ethiopian Orthodox Church synod | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.06 |
Concert entitled ’Youth Against War’, on the 70ᵗʰ anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War  concert war | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.08 |
Prayer of the Rosary ’with Africa and for Africa’ led by the Pope together with the university students of Rome  Africa | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.10 |
Canonisation of 5 Blesseds  saint | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.11 |
Biographical Profiles of the new Saints  saint | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.10.11 |
Mass for Canonisation  saint | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.10.11 |
For the 29ᵗʰ World Food Day (2009)  food | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.16 |
For the 96ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2010)  migrant refugee | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.16 |
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2009  Hindus | Message | Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue | 2009.10.17 |
To the Head of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities to the Holy See  Europe | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.19 |
On personal ordinariates for Anglicans entering the Catholic Church  Anglican Church | Note | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 2009.10.20 |
At the conclusion of the luncheon with the Synodal Fathers  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.24 |
Mass for the Closing of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  Africa synod | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.25 |
Closing of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.10.25 |
Omnium in mentem  Modifying some canons of the Code of Canon Law canon law marriage | Motu Proprio | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.26 |
To Professors, Students and Personnel of the Pontifical Biblical Institute  Bible | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.26 |
For the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of Karekin II’s election as Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians  Armenian Church | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.27 |
To the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Holy See  Iran | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.29 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications  communication | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.29 |
To the Ambassador of Panama to the Holy See  Panama | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.29 |
For Lent 2010  Lent | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.30 |
To participants in the Colloquium sponsored by the Vatican Observatory on the occasion of the International Year of Astronomy  astronomy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.30 |
To the Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Holy See  Bulgaria | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.10.31 |
| For the millennium of the Cathedral of Mainz Germany | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.01 |
For the Study Seminar entitled: Sport, Education and Faith: A New Season for Catholic Sport Associations  sports | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.03 |
Anglicanorum cœtibus  Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans Entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church Anglican Church diocese | Apostolic Constitution | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.04 |
To the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference  Italy | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.04 |
Complementary Norms for the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus  Anglican Church diocese | Norms | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 2009.11.04 |
Mass in suffrage for Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the past year  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.05 |
Visit to the Parish of Saint Antonino, where Pope Paul VI was baptized  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.08 |
Official ceremony for the inauguration of the new site and for awarding the Sixth Paul VI International Prize  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.08 |
Mass in Paul VI Square, Brescia  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.08 |
To participants in the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees  migrant | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.09 |
To all the Priests of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China  China priest | Curial Letter | Secretariat of State | 2009.11.10 |
To Professors and students of St Mary of the Assumption University  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.12 |
For the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation on: ’Saint Paul and the new Areopagus’  St. Paul | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.13 |
For the 47ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2010)  vocation | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.13 |
To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum  | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.13 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (SUL I Region) on their ad Limina visit  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.14 |
For the death of Patriarch Pavle of the Serbian Orthodox Church  Serbian Orthodox Church | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.16 |
To FAO on the occasion of the World Summit on Food Security  food | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.16 |
To the President of the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam  Vietnam | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.17 |
To Professors of the Pontifical Universities of Rome and to participants in the General Assembly of the International Federation of Catholic Universities  university | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.19 |
To participants in the International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care  health | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.20 |
Meeting with artists in the Sistine Chapel  arts | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.21 |
For the 18ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2010)  sick | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.22 |
To the Archbishop of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch, on the occasion of the feast of St. Andrew  Ecumenical Patriarchate | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.25 |
For the Conference ’From Galilei’s Telescope to Evolutionary Cosmology: Science, Philosophy and Theology in Dialogue’  astronomy | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.26 |
To members of the Delegations of Argentina and Chile on the occasion of the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two Countries  Argentina Chile | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.28 |
First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.11.28 |
Mass with the Members of the International Theological Commission  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.01 |
For the Second Review Conference of the landmark Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction  war | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.04 |
To the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania  Orthodox Church | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.04 |
Concert offered by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in honour of Benedict XVI  concert Germany | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.04 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (South Regions 3 and 4) on their ad Limina visit  Brazil | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.05 |
For the Conference on the theme ’God Today: With him or without him everything changes’  | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.07 |
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2010  ecology peace | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.08 |
Act of Veneration to the Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception  Mary | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.08 |
The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness  Special Assembly for the Middle East - 2010 Eastern Churches Israel Palestine synod | Lineamenta | General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | 2009.12.08 |
To the Ambassador of Cuba to the Holy See  Cuba | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.10 |
To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Belarus on their ad Limina visit  Belarus | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of the Letters of Credence  diplomacy | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the Holy See  Latvia | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Holy See  Finland | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the Holy See  Bangladesh | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Holy See  Kazakhstan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Holy See  Kenya | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to the Holy See  Sudan | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the Holy See  Uganda | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
To the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Holy See  Denmark | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
Vespers with the university students of Rome  university | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.17 |
Vespers with the university students of the Universities of Rome  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.12.17 |
For the opening of the Holy Compostellan Year  Spain | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.19 |
On the protection of the figure of the Pope  pope | Declaration | Secretariat of State | 2009.12.19 |
Christmas greetings to Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and Directors of the Governorate of Vatican City State  Christmas | Speech | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.21 |
Christmas Midnight Mass  Christmas | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.24 |
Christmas Midnight Mass  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.12.24 |
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2009  Christmas | Message | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.25 |
For the 21ˢᵗ Winter Olympic Games and the 10ᵗʰ Winter Paralymic Games  Canada sports | Letter | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.30 |
Vespers and Te Deum  | Homily | Pope Benedict XVI | 2009.12.31 |
First Vespers of thanksgiving for the end of the year  | Liturgical Booklet | Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | 2009.12.31 |