• To the new Ambassador of Canada to the Holy See (October 31, 1997)
  [English, French, Portuguese]

• To the participants in a symposium on the roots of anti-Judaism (October 31, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Bishops of North Africa on their "ad Limina apostolorum" visit  (October 31, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the 17th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (October 30, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Message to the participants in the VII Ibero-American Summit (Margarita Island - Venezuela) (October 28, 1997)
  [Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the new Ambassador of Romania to the Holy See (October 27, 1997)
  [English, French, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the pastoral council and youth during the visit to the Roman parish of Sts Elizabeth and Zachary (October 26, 1997)
  [Italian]

• To the children during the visit to the Roman parish of Sts Elizabeth and Zachary (October 26, 1997)
  [Italian]

• To the new Ambassador of Morocco to the Holy See (October 25, 1997)
  [English, French, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Greetings to the students of Roman Catholic Schools (October 25, 1997)
  [Italian, Spanish]

• To the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (October 24, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of England and Wales on their "ad Limina" visit (October 23, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Prior General of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God (October 22, 1997)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the pilgrims gathered in Rome for the proclamation of St Theresa of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face as "Doctor of the Church" (October 20, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the young people of Italian Catholic Action (October 18, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Ambassador of Germany to the Holy See (October 18, 1997)
  [English, German]

• To the members of the Trustees of the Covenant Health Systems from the United States (October 18, 1997)
  [English, Portuguese]

• To the participants in the International Catechetical Congress (October 17, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the participants in the pilgrimage from Poland organized by "Radio Maria" (October 16, 1997)
  [Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Message to the Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev on the occasion of the ceremony for the re-consecration of the Cathedral of Minsk (Belarus) (October 15, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Uganda on their "ad Limina" visit (October 13, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the new Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Holy See (October 13, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• To the pilgrims gathered in Rome for the Beatification of 5 Servants of God (October 13, 1997)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the participants in the Church Meeting on Chemical Dependency (October 11, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Message to the General Director of the Sons of Divine Providence (October 7, 1997)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

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• Farewell ceremony at Galeão Airbase (October 5, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with the members of the Ecclesiastical Organizing Commission who prepared the celebration of the World Day of Families (October 5, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with the families from all nations (Rio de Janeiro, 4 October 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the Bishops taking part in this Pastoral Theology Congress organized in view of the Second World Meeting of Families (October 3, 1997)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Welcome ceremony at Galeão Airbase (October 2, 1997)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• To the journalists during the flight from Rome to Rio de Janerio (October 2, 1997)
  [Italian]

* * *

• Message to Cardinal Roger Etchegaray for the 11th International Meeting on “People and Religions” organized by Rome’s Sant’Egidio Community (October 1, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Message to the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima (October 1, 1997)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]