This homily was given by Pope John Paul II on Palm Sunday, 2003.

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mk 11: 9).

The liturgy of Palm Sunday is like a formal entrance into Holy Week. It combines…

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. The phenomenon of migration with its complex problems challenges the international community and individual States today more than ever. The latter generally tend to intervene by tightening migration laws and reinforcing border control systems. Thus migration…

[Editor's Note: This homily was originally given by Pope John Paul II at a Priestly Ordination in Rome on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2001.]

"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love…

Don't lower the wave of my heart,

it swells to your eyes, mother;

don't alter love, but bring the wave to me

in your translucent hands.

He asked for this.

I am John the fisherman. There isn't much

in me to love.

I feel I am still…

Over this, your white grave

the flowers of life in white–

so many years without you–

how many have passed out of sight?

Over this your white grave

covered for years, there is a stir

in the air, something uplifting

and, like death, beyond comprehension.

Over this your…

Mr. President,

1. I offer a warm welcome to you and to Mrs. Bush, and to the distinguished delegation accompanying you. I also extend a cordial and affectionate greeting to all the people of the United States whom you represent. I…

(Tomorrow is World Communications Day, This is part one of two.)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1. The extraordinary growth of the communications media and their increased availability has brought exceptional opportunities for enriching the lives not only of individuals, but also of…

Dear Priests!

1. It is with great joy and affection that I write you this Holy Thursday Letter, following a tradition which began with my first Easter as the Bishop of Rome twenty-five years ago. Our annual encounter through this Letter…

As a service to its viewers, Catholic Exchange presents here Section 33 of Pope John Paul’s II’s Familiaris Consortio (The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World). This section deals with conjugal morality, a subject which is close to…

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God's Saving Plan

The heavenly Father’s saving plan was completed in the free and total gift to us of the only begotten Son. “No one…