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Message for the 30th World Day of Peace (January 1, 1997)
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Homily ÂÂÂ Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1, 1997)
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Homily - Epiphany of the Lord (January 6, 1997)
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Address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See (January 13, 1997)
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Letter to the Rome Diocese (January 19, 1997)
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Address to the 13th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Family (January 24, 1997)
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Message for the 31st World Communications Day (January 24, 1997)
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Message for the World Day for Vocations (1997)
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Visit by His Holiness Aram I Keshishian, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, to the Holy Father and the Church of Rome. Signing of joint Declaration (23-26 January 1997)
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Homily - Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 25, 1997)
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Address to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota (January 27, 1997)
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Motu Proprio Stella Maris (January 31, 1997)
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Message for the First World Day for Consecrated Life (February 2, 1997)
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Homily - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 1997)
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Message for the 5th World Day of the Sick (February 11, 1997)
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Message for Lent 1997
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Homily - Ash Wednesday (February 12, 1997)
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Address to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (February 28, 1997)
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Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday (March 16, 1997)
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Opening presentation of the Holy See Internet Site (March 24, 1997)
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Message for the 12th World Youth Day, 1997
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Mass of the LordÂÂÂs Supper (March 27, 1997)
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Address at the conclusion of the "Way of the Cross" (March 28, 1997)
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Homily - Easter Vigil (March 29, 1997)
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Urbi et Orbi Message (March 30, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Sarajevo (12-13 April 1997)
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Message to the Mayor of Rome for the celebration of the Birth of Rome (April 21, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to the Czech Republic for the Celebration of the Millennium of the Martyrdom of St. Adalbert (25-27 April 1997)
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Beatification of five servants of God in St. PeterÂÂÂs Square including the first Gypsy Ceferino Giménez Malla killed during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 (May 4, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Beirut (Lebanon) for the concluding phase of the Special Assembly for Lebanon of the Synod of Bishops (10-11 May 1997)
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John Paul II signs the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation A New Hope for Lebanon , at the end of a meeting with young people in Our Lady of Lebanon Basilica in Harissa (May 10, 1997)
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Message for the World Day for Missions (May 18, 1997)
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Homily ÂÂÂ Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (May 29, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Poland (31 May-10 June 1997)
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Letters written by John Paul II to Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel and to Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority, for the Middle East peace process (June 16, 1997)
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Letter on Religious Freedom to the President of the Russian Federation, Boris N. Yeltsin (June 24, 1997)
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Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith document entitled Regulations for Doctrinal Examination "Agendi ratio" (June 29, 1997)
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Homily [Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul] (June 29, 1997)
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Apostolic Letter Laetamur magnopere (July 15, 1997)
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Homily for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin's Assumption into Heaven (August 15, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Paris for the 12th World Youth Day (21-24 August 1997)
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Letter to the youth of Rome (September 8, 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Bologna for the closing of the 23rd National Eucharistic Congress (27-28 September 1997)
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Pastoral Visit to Rio de Janeiro for the 2nd World Meeting of Families (2-6 October 1997)
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Apostolic Letter Divini amoris scientia (October 19, 1997)
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In St. PeterÂÂÂs Square a solemn proclamation of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church - 33rd Doctor of the Church and 3rd women after St. Theresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena (October 19, 1997)
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Holy Mass to inaugurate the 2nd year of preparation for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 dedicated to reflection on the Holy Spirit (November 30, 1997)
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Letter to the families of Rome (December 8, 1997)
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Midnight Mass (December 24, 1997)
- Urbi et Orbi Message (December 25, 1997)