To Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach on the occasion of the 35ᵗʰ General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.01.10)
(related to Society of Jesus (Jesuits))
For the 16ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2008)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.01.11)
For the 42ⁿᵈ World Communications Day (2008)
(World Communications Day 2008)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.01.24)
To the Patriarch of Antioch for Syrian Catholics
by 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
by Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2008.01.25)
Responses to questions on the validity of baptism with certain formulas
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2008.02.01)
For the 12ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2008)
(World Day for Consecrated Life 2008)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.02.02)
To the Bishops of Cuba on the occasion of the 10ᵗʰ anniversary of the Journey of John Paul II
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.02.20)
(related to Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba (C.O.C.C.))
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
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2008.02.26)
To the Salesian Rector Major, on the occasion of the 26ᵗʰ Salesian General Chapter
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.03.01)
(related to Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians))
For the funeral mass for Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.03.18)
(related to Focolare Movement (Work of Mary))
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2008
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.03.23)
Video-Message to Catholics and people of the United States of America on the occasion of the upcoming Apostolic Journey to USA
(Apostolic Journey to the USA and Visit to the United Nations)
by 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’
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.04.10)
(related to Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace)
To the Jewish community on the occasion of the feast of Pesah
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.04.14)
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
(Apostolic Journey to the USA and Visit to the United Nations)
by Secretariat of State (2008.04.16)
On poverty, trade and development to the member States of the UN Conference on Trade and Development
by Secretariat of State (2008.04.20)
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2008
by 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
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2008.04.30)
(related to Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue)
Special Indulgences conceded for the 2000ᵗʰ year of the birth of St. Paul the Apostle
by Apostolic Penitentiary (2008.05.10)
For World Day for Missions 2008
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.05.11)
Instruction
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
The service of authority and obedience
by Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (2008.05.11)
12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly – 2008
(12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops (2008.05.11)
To Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow and All Russia
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.05.19)
For the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2008
(World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2008)
by Congregation for Clergy (2008.05.30)
For the 3ʳᵈ American Missionary Congress (CAM3) and the Eighth Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA8)
by 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
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.02)
Letter to delegates and all those attending the Seventh General Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.12)
Letter to Card. Camillo Ruini, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome on the occasion of the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.19)
Motu Proprio
Antiqua ordinatione
Promulgating proper law for the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.21)
(related to Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura)
To young people for the 49ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress
(49ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress (Québec, Canada))
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.21)
Indulgences conceded for the 23ʳᵈ World Youth Day
(World Youth Day 2008 (Sydney))
by Apostolic Penitentiary (2008.06.28)
Document
Reform of the Higher Institutes of Religious Sciences
by Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (2008.06.28)
To the Bishops’ Conferences on the use of the sacred tetragrammaton as ’The Name of God’
by 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
by Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (2008.06.29)
Video-message to the members of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.06.30)
(related to Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia)
Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2009
(Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2009)
by 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
(World Youth Day 2008 (Sydney))
(Apostolic Journey to Sydney, Australia)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.07.04)
For Sea Sunday 2008
by Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2008.07.13)
For the 95ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2009)
(95ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2009)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.08.24)
Why the Concept of Brain Death is Valid as a Definition of Death
by Pontifical Academies of Sciences (2008.09)
SMS Message to the young people, fifty days after the celebration of the final Mass on the occasion of World Youth Day 2008
(World Youth Day 2008 (Sydney))
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.09.08)
Instruction
Dignitas Personæ
On certain bioethical questions
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2008.09.08)
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 2008
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2008.09.19)
To the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.09.22)
To participants in the International Congress entitled ’Humanae Vitae: A Topical and Prophetical Encyclical Letter’
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.10.02)
Liturgical Book
Missale Romanum (2008)
Roman Missal (2008)
editio typica tertia emendata
by Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2008.10.06)
For the 28ᵗʰ World Food Day (2008)
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.10.13)
Vespers for the 12ᵗʰ General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2008.10.18)
At the conclusion of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by 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
(12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops (2008.10.25)
Conclusion of the 12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(12ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2008.10.26)
For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of blessed John Duns Scotus
by 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’
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.10.28)
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2008
by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2008.10.28)
For the 13ᵗʰ Public Session of the Pontifical Academies
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.11.24)
(related to Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Council for Culture)
To the Ecumenical Patriarch on the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew
by 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
by 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
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.11.29)
Vespers on the first Sunday of Advent
by Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2008.11.29)
On the occasion of the Study Day on ’Dialogue between Cultures and Religions’
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.12.03)
On the occasion of the death of His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and of All the Russias
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.12.05)
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2009
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.12.08)
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2008
by Pope Benedict XVI (2008.12.25)
Plenary indulgence conceded for the 6ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families, held in Mexico City
(6ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families (Mexico City, Mexico))
by Apostolic Penitentiary (2008.12.28)
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