John Paul II

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264th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	16,22.X.1978
End Pontificate	2.IV.2005
Secular Name	Karol Wojtyła
Birth	Wadowice (Kraków)
Website	http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en.html

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John Paul II

Speeches 2000 oct-dec

To Jubilee pilgrims (December 30, 2000)

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To Jubilee pilgrims (December 23, 2000)

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To the members of SERMIG (December 22, 2000)

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To the Italian Catholic Action (December 21, 2000)

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To Cardinals and heads of the Roman Curia for Christmas (December 21, 2000)

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To the delegation from the Slovak Republic (December 18, 2000)

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To a delegation from Carinthia (Austria) (December 16, 2000)

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Message to Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas (December 16, 2000)

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To Jubilee pilgrims (December 16, 2000)

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To artists performing at theChristmas Concert at the Vatican (December 15, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Croatia accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 15, 2000)

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At the presentation of the Evangeliarium of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (December 15, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Chad accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Cyprus accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To executives ofEnel Electrical Company (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Eritrea accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of India accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Kenya accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Malawi accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Nigeria accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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To new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 14, 2000)

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Message on the 75th anniversary of the Foundation of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology (December 12, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (December 11, 2000)

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To the Executive Committee Meeting of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (December 11, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (December 9, 2000)

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Prayer on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8, 2000)

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To members of Serra International (December 7, 2000)

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Message to Archbishop François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (December 4, 2000)

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To various groups (December 4, 2000)

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At the conclusion of the Jubilee of the Disabled (December 3, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (December 2, 2000)

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To Bishops, Friends of the Focolare Movement (December 2, 2000)

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To Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (December 1, 2000)

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To the Spanish College in Rome (December 1, 2000)

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To the Roma soccer team (November 30, 2000)

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Message to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the Feast of St Andrew (November 30, 2000)

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Message on the 30th anniversary of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (November 29, 2000)

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To Rai-Radiotelevisione Italiana (November 27, 2000)

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To the World Congress of the Apostolate of the Laity (November 25, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (November 25, 2000)

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Greetings to a Slovak Delegation on the occasion of the signing of the agreement between the Holy See and the Slovak Republic (November 24, 2000)

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To the International Union of Catholic Jurists (November 24, 2000)

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To pilgrims from the Patriarchate of Antioch of Syria (November 23, 2000)

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To the Syro-Malankara Church and to the Staff and Students of the Pontifical Institute of Saint John Damascene (November 20, 2000)

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Greetings at the end of the Jubilee of Armed Forces and Police (November 19, 2000)

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To the International Conference on Blondel between L'Action and the Trilogy (November 18, 2000)

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Jubilee of Arm Forces and Police (November 18, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (November 18, 2000)

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To the 15th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (November 17, 2000)

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To the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey (November 16, 2000)

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To the Second International Forum of Nobel Peace Prize laureates (November 13, 2000)

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To the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (November 13, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Portugal accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (November 13, 2000)

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Message to the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosco (November 13, 2000)

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To the Jubilee celebration for the Bank of Rome (November 11, 2000)

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To the Jubilee of the agricultural world (November 11, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (November 11, 2000)

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To the Catholic University of Rome (November 9, 2000)

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Joint communiqué of Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (November 9, 2000)

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To His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of the Armenian people (November 9, 2000)

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Message to the Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land (November 8, 2000)

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To pilgrims from The Netherlands (November 7, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Venezuela accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (November 6, 2000)

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At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Government Leaders, members of Parliament and Politicians (November 5, 2000)

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Jubilee of Government Leaders, Members of Parliament and Politicians (November 4, 2000)

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To the Archdiocese of Milan and the Patriarchate of Venice (November 4, 2000)

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On the 50th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (November 3, 2000)

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To participants in the 1st International Forum on Mariology (October 31, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (October 28, 2000)

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To the international meeting on the subject During the time of the Jubilee: the face and soul of sport (October 28, 2000)

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Remarks at the blessing of the statue of Saint Catherine of Siena (October 28, 2000)

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To the Lazio soccer team (October 27, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Lebanon accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (October 26, 2000)

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To pilgrims from Slovenia (October 26, 2000)

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To the community of the Major Seminary at Warmia (October 24, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (October 23, 2000)

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Message to the young people of Sicily, for their regional jubilee at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Tears in Syracuse (October 23, 2000)

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At the end of the concert sponsored by the Czech Republic (October 22, 2000)

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To Jubilee Pilgrims (October 21, 2000)

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Message to the President of the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (October 20, 2000)

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Message to Cardinal Sodano on the inauguration of the Communion and Liberation movement International Center (October 20, 2000)

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To the Jubilee Pilgrimage of the Encounter Community (October 20, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (October 20, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (October 19, 2000)

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To the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (October 19, 2000)

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To the Queen of England (October 17, 2000)

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Message on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Luke (October 17, 2000)

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To Polish pilgrims on the 22nd anniversary of his election as Pope (October 16, 2000)

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Jubilee of Families (October 14, 2000)

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To the 8th International Mariological Colloquium (October 13, 2000)

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To the Ambassador of Canada accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials (October 12, 2000)

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To the Association Pro Petri Sede (October 12, 2000)

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To Pilgrims from Hungary (October 9, 2000)

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Act of Entrustment to Mary (October 7, 2000)

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To Pilgrims from Guatemala (October 7, 2000)

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Jubilee of Bishops (October 7, 2000)

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Recitation of the Rosary (October 7, 2000)

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Message to the President of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (October 6, 2000)

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To the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri (October 5, 2000)

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To faithful gathered for the Canonization of 123 New Saints (October 2, 2000)

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The Holy See

Speeches 2000 oct-dec

To the members of SERMIG (December 22, 2000)

Greetings at the end of the Jubilee of Armed Forces and Police (November 19, 2000)