|
1978
|
|
October 16
|
Cardinal
Karol Wojtyła
is elected
successor to Pope John Paul I, the
264th Pope of the Catholic Church
and takes the name
John Paul II
. |
|
October 17
|
First
Urbi et Orbi
radio message of John Paul II. |
|
October 22
|
Solemn
inauguration of his ministry as
universal Pastor of the Church. |
|
October 23
|
John Paul
II's historic embrace of Cardinal
Wyszyński
. |
|
October 25
|
First visit
to Castelgandolfo: visit to the
parish church and papal villa. |
|
October 29
|
Visit to
the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin
Mary at Mentorella, Rome. |
|
November 5
|
Visit to
Assisi
to venerate the tomb of St. Francis,
patron of Italy, and to the Basilica
of Santa Maria sopra Minerva to
venerate the tomb of St. Catherine,
patroness of Italy. |
|
November 12
|
As Bishop
of Rome, John Paul II takes
possession of St. John Lateran
Basilica. |
|
December 5
|
First visit
to the parishes in the diocese of
Rome: S. Francesco Saverio at
Garbatella. |
|
1979
|
|
January 24
|
John Paul
II accepts the request made by
Argentina
and
Chile
for the Holy See’s mediation in
solving the controversy between the
two countries. |
|
January 24
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the Soviet
Foreign Minister,
Andrei Gromyko
. |
|
January 25
|
Pastoral
Visit to
Santo Domingo (Dominican
Republic), Mexico
for the Third General Conference of
the Latin American Bishops and the
Bahamas
(25 January-1 February 1979).
Apostolic Voyage 1
[English, Italian] |
|
March 4
|
First
Encyclical Letter
Redemptor
hominis
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
- Jesus Christ the Redeemer of Man,
published 15 March 1979. |
|
April 28
|
Archbishop
Agostino Casaroli
is appointed Pro-Secretary of State
and Pro-prefect of the Council for
the Public Affairs of the Church. |
|
June 2
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Poland
(2-10 June 1979).
Apostolic Voyage 2
[English, Italian] |
|
June 2
|
Historic
homily of John Paul II at Victory
Square in Warsaw: "It is not
possible to understand the history
of the Polish nation without
Christ". |
|
June 30
|
Celebration
of the
First Consistory
in his pontificate for the creation
of 14 Cardinals, among whom were
Cardinal
Agostino Casaroli
, Secretary of State. (One
additional Cardinal was reserved
"in pectore" - Chinese
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei
, whose appointment was published
only in the Consistory of 28 June
1991).
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
September
29
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Ireland, the U.N.
and the
United States of America
(29 September-8 Octocber 1979).
Apostolic Voyage 3
[English, Italian] |
|
October 2
|
John Paul
II addresses the General Assembly of
the U.N. in New York. |
|
October 16
|
Post-Synodal
Pastoral Exhortation
Catechesi
tradendae
[English,
French,
Italian,
Polish,
Spanish]
on the Catechesis in Our Time,
published 25 October 1979. |
|
November 5
|
First
Plenary Assembly
of the College
of Cardinals on the themes:
"The structure of the Roman
Curia. The Church and
contemporary culture. The
financial situation of the Holy
See"
(5-9 November 1979).
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
November 28
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Turkey
(28-30 November 1979).
Apostolic Voyage 4
[English, Italian] |
|
1980
|
|
January 14
|
Opening of
the Particular Synod of Bishops of
the Netherlands on:
"The pastoral action of the
Church in Holland in the present
situation"
(14-31 January 1980). |
|
April 4
|
Good
Friday: John Paul II hears
confessions of the faithful for the
first time in St. Peter's Basilica. |
|
May 2
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Zaire, Republic of the Congo,
Kenya, Ghana, Upper Volta
and
Ivory Coast
(2-12 May 1980).
Apostolic Voyage 5
[English, Italian] |
|
May 16
|
Official
visit of the President of Portugal,
General
Antonio Ramalho Eanes
. |
|
May 30
|
Pastoral
Visit in
France
(30 May-2 June 1980).
Apostolic Voyage 6
[English, Italian] |
|
June 2
|
John Paul
II's address to
UNESCO
in Paris. |
|
June 21
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the
President of the United States of
America,
Jimmy Carter
. |
|
June 30
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Brazil
(30 June-12 July 1980).
Apostolic Voyage 7
[English, Italian] |
|
August 20
|
For the
first time John Paul II alludes to
the events happening in Poland
regarding
Solidarność.
|
|
Sepember 26
|
Fifth
Ordinary General Assembly
of the Synod
of Bishops on the theme:
"The Role of the Christian
Family in the Modern World"
(26 September-25 October 1980). |
|
September
28
|
Pastoral
visit to
Subiaco
and meeting with the European
Bishops. |
|
October 17
|
Official
visit of H.M.
Queen Elizabeth II
of Great Britain and of H.R.H.
Prince Philip
, Duke of Edinburgh. |
|
November 15
|
Pastoral
Visit in
West Germany
(15-19 November 1980).
Apostolic Voyage 7
[English, Italian] |
|
November 25
|
Pastoral
visit to
Capodichino (Naples), Potenza,
Balvano
and
Avellino
, after the earthquake. |
|
November 30
|
Encyclical
Letter
Dives
in misericordia
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
- On the Mercy of God, published 2
December 1980. |
|
December 19
|
Official
visit of President of the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
Cvijetin Mijatovic
. |
|
December 30
|
Apostolic
Letter
Egregiae virtutis
[Italian]
in which John Paul II proclaims Sts.
Cyril and Methodius, together with
St. Benedict, Patrons of Europe. |
|
1981
|
|
January 15
|
John Paul
II receives in audience a delegation
headed by
Lech Wałesa
of the Polish Independent Syndicate
Solidarność
. |
|
February 8
|
John Paul
II meets with Rome's Chief Rabbi
ElioToaff
during his pastoral visit to the
parish of Sts. Carlo e Biagio in
Catinari. |
|
February 16
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Pakistan, Philippines, Guam
(USA), Japan
and
Anchorage (USA)
(16-27 February 1981).
Apostolic Voyage 9
[English, Italian] |
|
May 13
|
At 5:19
p.m. a young turk
Mehmet Alì Agca
makes an attempt on the Pope's life
while he was circling St. Peter's
Square before his General Audience.
Severly, wounded, the Pope was
operated on for 6 hours at Gemelli
hospital. |
|
May 17
|
John Paul
II recites the Angelus at Gemelli
hospital: "Pray for the brother
who shot me, whom I have sincerely
forgiven". |
|
May 31
|
John Paul
II creates a Council of Cardinals to
study the organizational and
economic problems of the Holy See. |
|
June 3
|
John Paul
II returns to the Vatican after 22
days of recovery at Gemelli
Hospital. |
|
June 7
|
At the end
of a mass celebrating the 1600th
anniversary of the first Council of
Constantinople and the 1550th
anniversary of the Council of
Ephesus, the Pope imparts the
Apostolic Blessing in St. Peter’s
Basilica. |
|
|
In the
afternoon, during the Vespers in St.
Mary Major Basilica, John Paul II
pronounces, through the use of a
recorded broadcast, an
Act of entrustment
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. |
|
June 20
|
John Paul
II is newly hospitalized for a
cytomegalovirus infection. On 5
August he undergoes a second
operation. He returns to the Vatican
on the 14th of August and from there
goes to Castelgandolfo on August
16th. |
|
July 13
|
First
meeting of the Council of Cardinals
for the study of organizational and
economic problems of the Holy See. |
|
September
14
|
Encyclical
Letter
Laborem
exercens
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on Human Work. |
|
November 22
|
Post-Synodal
Pastoral Exhortation
Familiaris
Consortio
[English,
French,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on the Role of the Family in the
Modern World, published on 15
December 1981. |
|
November 25
|
Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger
appointed Prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith. |
|
December 12
|
John Paul
II sends a delegation from the
Pontifical Academy of Sciences to
the Presidents of the USA, USSR,
Great Britain, France, and the UN,
to present thier scientific document
on the consequences of an eventual
use of nuclear arms in Europe and in
the world. |
|
December 13
|
John Paul
II invites prayers for the Polish
nation, calling the situation a
state of emergency. |
|
1982
|
|
January 6
|
Apostolic
Letter
Caritatis Christi
for the church in China. |
|
February 12
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Nigeria, Benin, Gabon
and
Equatorial Guinea
(12-19 February 1982).
Apostolic Voyage 10
[English, Italian] |
|
March 21
|
Holy Mass
in St. Peter's Basilica for the
Chinese Church. |
|
April 7
|
Official
Visit of the President of Greece,
Costantino Karamanlis
. |
|
May 12
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Portugal,
one year after the assassination
attempt on his life in St. Peter's
Square (12-15 May 1982).
Apostolic Voyage 11
[English, Italian] |
|
May 13
|
Before the
statue of Our Lady of Fátima, John
Paul II recites the
Act of consecration and
entrustment
of the world to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary. |
|
May 22
|
Holy Mass
in St. Peter’s Basilica for
justice and peace, for peace between
Argentina and Great Britain (the
Falkland Islands/Malvinas). |
|
May 28
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Great Britain
(28 May-2 June 1982).
Apostolic Voyage 12
[English, Italian] |
|
May 29
|
Joint
statement of John Paul II and the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr.
Robert Runcie
, at the end of the ecumenical
celebration in the Anglican
Canterbury Cathedral. |
|
June 7
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the
President of the United States of
America,
Ronald Reagan.
They pledge to work for world peace
and justice. |
|
June 10
|
Pastoral
Visit to
Rio de Janeiro
and in
Argentina,
in relation to the war between
Argentina and Great Britain
regarding the Falkland
Islands/Malvinas (10-13 June 1982).
Apostolic Voyage 13
[English, Italian] |
|
June 15
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Genève
.
Apostolic Voyage 14
[English, Italian] |
|
June 15
|
Speech by
John Paul II at the 68th Session of
the International Workers Conference
in Geneva. |
|
August 29
|
Pastoral
Visit in the
Republic of San Marino
and
Rimini
.
Apostolic Voyage 15
[English, Italian] |
|
September
15
|
John Paul
II receives in audience
Yasser Arafat
. |
|
September
15
|
Renewed
appeal for peace in Lebanon after
the murder of President-elect
Bechir Gemayel
. |
|
October 10
|
Canonization
of Fr.
Maximilian Kolbe
. Present at the canonization
ceremony was Mr.
Franciszek Gajownizek
, the man for whom Fr. Maximilian
offered his life in the
concentration camp at Auschwitz. |
|
October 19
|
Meeting
with the President of Italy,
Sandro Pertini
at Castelporziano. |
|
October 28
|
Official
visit of the President of the
Federal Republic of Germany,
Karl Carstens
. |
|
October 31
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Spain
for the closure of the 4th Centenary
of the death of St. Teresa of Ávila
(31 October-9 November 1982).
Apostolic Voyage 16
[English, Italian] |
|
November 9
|
Message to
the peoples of Europe from the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. |
|
November 23
|
Second
Plenary Assembly
of the College
of Cardinals on:
"Curial reforms, state of
revisions of the Code of Canon Law,
financial solvency of the Holy See,
relations between the Institute of
the Works of Religion (I.O.R.) and
the 'Banco Ambrosiano' "
(23-26 November 1982).
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
November 26
|
John Paul
II announces the Holy Year of
Redemption from Lent 1983 to Easter
1984. |
|
1983
|
|
January 6
|
Papal Bull
Aperite portas Redemptori
, announcing the
Jubilee for the 1950th
anniversary of the Redemption
. |
|
January 25
|
Apostolic
Constitution
Sacrae
disciplinae leges
[English,
Italian]
for the promulgation of the new Code
of Canon Law. |
|
February 2
|
Second
Consistory
of John Paul
II for the creation of 18 cardinals.
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
March 2
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Lisbon (Portugal)
and
Central America (Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Belize
and
Haiti)
(2-10 March 1983).
Apostolic Voyage 17
[English, Italian] |
|
March 25
|
Opening of
the
Holy Year of the Redemption 1983
(25 March 1983- 22 April 1984). |
|
June 16
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Poland
(16-23 June 1983).
Apostolic Voyage 18
[English, Italian] |
|
August 14
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Lourdes
(14-15 August 1983).
Apostolic Voyage 19
[English, Italian] |
|
September
10
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Austria
(10-13 September 1983).
Apostolic Voyage 20
[English, Italian] |
|
September
29
|
Sixth
Ordinary General Assembly
of the Synod
of Bishops on:
"Penance and Reconciliation
in the Mission of the Church"
(29 September-29 October 1983). |
|
October 16
|
In St.
Peter’s Square, John Paul II
together with the cardinals and
bishops participating in the Synod
of Bishops, repeat the
Act of entrustment and
consecration
of the world to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, which had already been
pronounced in Fatima on 13 May 1982. |
|
November 5
|
Letter for
the 500th anniversary of the birth
of
Martin Luther
. |
|
November 24
|
Publication
of the
Charter
of Rights of the Family (22
October 1993)
[English,
French,
Italian,
Spanish]. |
|
December 11
|
Meeting
with the Evangelic-Lutheran
community in Rome. |
|
December 27
|
Visit to
the Rebibbia prison and meeting with
Alì Agca
, the Turk who made an attempt on
the life of John Paul II on 13 May
1981. |
|
1984
|
|
January 10
|
Diplomatic
relations between the Holy See and
the
United States of America
.
Bilateral
and multilateral relations of the
Holy See
[English,
Italian] |
|
February 11
|
Apostolic
Letter
Salvifici
doloris
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on the Christian Meaning of Human
Suffering. |
|
February 18
|
Agreement
between the Holy See and the
Italian Republic
on the revision of the Lateran
Concordat: new Concordat signed. |
|
February 22
|
Letter of
the Holy Father for "The John
Paul II Foundation for the
Sahel", instituted for the
fight against the drought and
desertification in the Sahelian
region. |
|
March 25
|
Jubilee of
Families
. Before the
statue of Our Lady of Fatima in St.
Peter’s Square, John Paul II in
spiritual union with all the bishops
of the world repeat the
Act of entrustment
of mankind and all peoples to Mary
Most Holy. |
|
March 25
|
Apostolic
Exhortation
Redemptionis
donum
[English,
French,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese]
to all men and women religious on
their consecration in the light of
the mystery of redemption, published
29 March 1984. |
|
April 9
|
Additional
appointments to the Roman Curia:
broad renovation of responsibilities
of dicasteries and commissions. |
|
April 20
|
Apostolic
Letter
Redemptionis anno
[Italian]
on the City of Jerusalem, sacred
patrimony of all believers and
desired crossroad of peace for the
peoples of the Middle East. |
|
April 22
|
Closing of
the
Holy Year of Redemption 1983-1984
. |
|
May 1
|
Apostolic
Letter
Les grands Mystères
[Italian]
on the problem of Lebanon. |
|
May 2
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Korea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon
Islands
and
Thailand
(2-12 May 1984).
Apostolic Voyage 21
[English, Italian] |
|
May 21
|
Official
visit of the President of Italy,
Sandro Pertini
. |
|
June 2
|
Official
visit of John Paul II to the
President of Italy,
Sandro Pertini
(Quirinale, Rome). |
|
June 12
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Switzerland
(12-17 June 1984).
Apostolic Voyage 22
[English, Italian] |
|
July 16
|
Visit to
the massif of Adamello and meeting
with the Italian President
Sandro Pertini
(16-17 July 1984). |
|
September 3
|
Publication
of the
Instruction of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith on certain aspects of theology
of liberation
[English]. |
|
September 9
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Canada
(9-20 September 1984).
Apostolic Voyage 23
[English, Italian] |
|
October 10
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Zaragoza (Spain), Santo Domingo
(Dominican Republic)
and
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
(10-13 October 1984).
Apostolic Voyage 24
[English, Italian] |
|
December 11
|
Publication
of the Post-Synodal Apostolic
Exhortation
Reconciliatio
and Poenitentia
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
- on Reconciliation and Penance in
the Mission of the Church Today
(signed 02 December 1984). |
|
1985
|
|
January 26
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
and
Trinidad and Tobago
(26 January-6 February 1985).
Apostolic Voyage 25
[English, Italian] |
|
February 19
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the Israeli
Prime Minister,
Simon Peres
. |
|
February 27
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the Foreign
Minister of the USSR,
Andrei Gromyko
. |
|
March 26
|
Apostolic
Letter
Dilecti
Amici
[English,
Italian],
to the Youth of the World on the
occasion of the United Nation's
International Youth Year.
World Youth Day
[English, Italian] |
|
March 30
|
International
Youth Meeting in Rome (30-31 March
1985).
World Youth Day
[English, Italian] |
|
April 11
|
Pastoral
visit to
Loreto
and meeting with Italian Bishops. |
|
May 11
|
Pastoral
Visit in
The Netherlands, Luxembourg
and
Belgium
(11-21 May 1985).
Apostolic Voyage 26
[English, Italian] |
|
May 25
|
Third
Consistory
of John Paul
II for the creation of 28 new
Cardinals.
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
June 2
|
Encyclical
Epistle
Slavorum
apostoli
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Spanish]
in commemoration of the 11th
Centenary of the Evangelizing Works
of Sts. Cyril and Methodius,
published 2 July 1985. |
|
July 7
|
Holy Mass
in the Paoline Chapel of the Vatican
for the Czechoslovakian community,
in remembrance of Sts. Cyril and
Methodius. |
|
August 8
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon,
Republic of Central Africa, Zaire,
Kenya
and
Morocco
(8-19 August 1985).
Apostolic Voyage 27
[English, Italian] |
|
September 8
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Kloten (Switzerland)
and
Liechtenstein.
Apostolic Voyage 28
[English, Italian] |
|
October 4
|
Official
visit of President of Italy,
Francesco Cossiga
. |
|
November 17
|
Personal
message of the Pope to
Ronald Reagan
and
Mikhail Gorbaciov
for the Geneva summit. |
|
November 21
|
Third
Plenary Assembly
of the College
of Cardinals on:
"The reform of the Roman
Curia"
(21-23 November 1985).
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
November 25
|
Second
Extraordinary General Assembly
of the Synod
of Bishops on:
"The Twentieth Anniversary
of the Conclusion of the Second
Vatican Council"
(25 November-8 December 1985). |
|
1986
|
|
January 18
|
Official
visit of John Paul II to the Italian
President,
Francesco Cossiga
. |
|
January 31
|
Pastoral
Visit in
India
(31 January-10 February 1986).
Apostolic Voyage 29
[English, Italian] |
|
February 19
|
John Paul
II receives in audience President of
Lebanon,
Amin Gemayel.
|
|
March 6
|
Official
visit of the Governor General of
Canada,
Jeanne Sauvé
. |
|
March 13
|
John Paul
II and the Dicastery heads of the
Roman Curia meet with Bishops of the
Brazilian Episcopal Conference at
the end of their "ad limina
visit" (13-15 March 1986). |
|
April 5
|
Congregation
for the Doctrine of the Faith
publishes the Instruction
Libertatis
conscientia
[English]
on Christian freedom and liberation. |
|
April 13
|
John Paul
II makes a visit to Rome's main
Synagogue
. |
|
May 18
|
Encyclical
Letter
Dominum
et vivificantem
[English,
French,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on the Holy Spirit in the Life of
the Church and the World, published
on 30 May. |
|
July 1
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Colombia
and
St Lucia
(1-8 July 1986).
Apostolic Voyage 30
[English, Italian] |
|
October 4
|
Pastoral
Visit in
France
(East-Central region) (4-7 October
1986).
Apostolic Voyage 31
[English, Italian] |
|
October 27
|
John Paul
II attends the
First World Day of Prayer for
Peace
which he convoked in Assisi. |
|
October 31
|
Official
visit of the President of the
Republic of Cameroon,
Paul Biya
. |
|
November 18
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Bangladesh, Singapore, Fiji
Islands, New Zealand, Australia
and
Seychelles
(18 November-1 December 1986).
Apostolic Voyage 32
[English, Italian] |
|
1987
|
|
January 13
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the
President of the Council of the
People's Republic of Poland,
Wojciech Jaruzelski
. |
|
February 22
|
Instruction
Donum
vitae
[English,
Italian]
of the Congregation for the
Doctrine, published 2 March 1987 - on respect for human life in
its origin and on the dignity of
procreation. |
|
March 25
|
Encyclical
Letter
Redemptoris
Mater
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on the Blessed Virgin Mary in the
Life of the Pilgrim Church. |
|
March 31
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Uruguay, Chile
and
Argentina
, and celebration in Buenos Aires of
the II World Youth Day (31 March-13
April 1987).
Apostolic Voyage 33
[English, Italian]
World Youth Day
[English, Italian] |
|
April 30
|
Pastoral
Visit in the
Federal Republic of Germany
(30 April-4 May 1987).
Apostolic Voyage 34
[English, Italian] |
|
June 6
|
Official
visit of the President of the United
States of America,
Ronald Reagan
. |
|
June 6
|
On the
vigil of Pentecost: Solemn opening
of the
Marian Year
(7 June-15 August 1987). |
|
June 8
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Poland
(8-14 June 1987).
Apostolic Voyage 35
[English, Italian] |
|
June 25
|
Official
visit of the President of the
Federal Republic of Austria,
Kurt Waldheim
. |
|
June 28
|
Celebration
of the 7th Centenary of the
evangelization of Lithuania. |
|
July 8
|
First visit
of John Paul II to the
Dolomites
(Lorenzago di Cadore) in northern
Italy for a period of rest (8-14
July 1987). |
|
September
10
|
Pastoral
Visit in
USA
and
Fort Simpson (Canada)
(10-21 September 1987).
Apostolic Voyage 36
[English, Italian] |
|
September
17
|
San
Francisco, USA, the Holy Father
meets with AIDS patients at
"Mission Dolores Basilica"
and embraces a little boy called
Brendan. |
|
October 1
|
Seventh
Ordinary General Assembly
of the Synod
of Bishops on:
"The Vocation and Mission of
the Lay Faithful in the Church and
in the World"
(1-30 October 1987). |
|
December 3
|
His
Holiness
Dimitrios
, Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople, visits John Paul II
(3-7 December 1987). Signing of
joint declaration. |
|
December 11
|
Official
visit of the President of the
Republic of Argentina,
Raul Ricardo Alfonsin
. |
|
December 30
|
Encyclical
Letter
Sollicitudo
rei socialis
[English,
French,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
for the 20th Anniversary of
Populorum Progressio, published 19
February 1988. |
|
1988
|
|
January 25
|
Apostolic
Letter
Euntes in mundum
[Italian]
for the millennium of the
Baptism of Kievan Rus', published 22
March 1988. |
|
February 14
|
Message to
the Ukrainian Catholics,
Magnum Baptismi donum
for the millennium of the Baptism of
Kievan Rus'. |
|
March 3
|
For the
first time, the financial report of
the Holy See (for the year 1986) is
published. |
|
May 7
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay
and
Lima (Perú)
(7-19 May 1988).
Apostolic Voyage 37
[English, Italian] |
|
May 21
|
Inauguration
of the Dono di Maria shelter
in the Vatican, entrusted to Mother
Teresa's Missionary Sisters of
Charity. |
|
June 13
|
Holy See
delegation to Moscow led by
Secretary of State Cardinal Casaroli
for the celebrations of the
Millennium of Kievan Rus'. |
|
June 18
|
Official
visit of the President of the
Philippines,
Corazon C. Aquino
. |
|
June 23
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Austria
(23-27 June 1988).
Apostolic Voyage 38
[English, Italian] |
|
June 28
|
Apostolic
Constitution
Pastor
Bonus
[English,
Italian,
Latin,
Spanish]
on the Roman Curia. |
|
June 28
|
Fourth
Consistory
of John Paul
II for the creation of 24 new
Cardinals.
Consistories
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish] |
|
July 2
|
Motu
Proprio
Ecclesia
Dei
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish],
establishing a commission for the
purpose of facilitating full
ecclesial communion of priests,
seminarians, religious communities
or individuals until now linked to
the Fraternity founded by Mons.
Lefebvre, who may wish to remain
united to the Successor of Peter in
the Catholic Church. |
|
July 10
|
Solemn
liturgy in the Byzantine-Ukrainian
Rite in St. Peter's Basilica for the
Millennium of the Baptism of Kievan
Rus'. |
|
August 15
|
Solemn
closing of the Marian Year in St.
Peter's Basilica. |
|
August 15
|
Apostolic
Letter
Mulieris
dignitatem
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on the Dignity and Vocation of Women
on the Occasion of the Marian Year,
published 30 September 1988. |
|
September
10
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho,
Mozambique
and
Swaziland
(10-20 September 1988).
Apostolic Voyage 39
[English, Italian] |
|
October 8
|
Pastoral
Visit to the
European Institutions of
Strasbourg
and to the
Dioceses of Strasbourg, Metz
and
Nancy
(8-11 October 1988).
Apostolic Voyage 40
[English, Italian] |
|
November 19
|
Official
Visit of the President of the
Council of Ministers of the Italian
Republic,
Ciriaco De Mita
. |
|
December 30
|
Post-synodal
Apostolic Exhortation
Christifideles
laici
[English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
-
on theVocation and the Mission of
the Lay Faithful in the Church and
in the World, published 30 January
1989. |
|
1989
|
|
January 1
|
Motu
Proprio instituting the
Labour Office of the Holy See
, published 25 January 1989.
(On 30 September 1994 will be signed
the Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio
for the promulgation of the
definitive Statute establishing the
Labour Office of the Holy See
[Italian]). |
|
March 8
|
Meeting of
John Paul II and members of the
Curia with the metropolitan
archbishops of the United States of
America on the theme:
"Evangelization in the
context of the culture and society
of the United States with particular
emphasis on the role of the bishop
as teacher of the faith"
(8-11 March 1989). |
|
March 10
|
Reorganization
of the pastoral government of the
dioceses in
Lithuania
. |
|
April 20
|
Official
visit of the President of Ireland,
Patrick J. Hillery
. |
|
April 28
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Madagascar, La Réunion, Zambia
and
Malawi
(28 April-6 May 1989).
Apostolic Voyage 41
[English, Italian] |
|
May 27
|
John Paul
II receives in audience the
President of the United States of
America,
George Bush
. |
|
June 1
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark
and
Sweden
(1-10 June 1989).
Apostolic Voyage 42
[English, Italian] |
|
July 17
|
Restoration
of diplomatic relations between
Poland
and the Holy See.
Bilateral
and multilateral relations of the
Holy See
[English,
Italian] |
|
August 15
|
Apostolic
Exhortation
Redemptoris
Custos
[English,
German,
Italian,
Polish,
Portuguese]
on the Person and Mission of St.
Joseph in the Life of Christians and
of the Church. |
|
August 15
|
Angelus
message in which the Pope reveals
his wish to go personally to Lebanon
as soon as possible. |
|
August 19
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Santiago de Compostela
for the 4th World Youth Day and in
Asturias
(19-21 August 1989).
Apostolic Voyage 43
[English, Italian]
World Youth Day
[English, Italian] |
|
August 27
|
Apostolic
Letter on the Occasion of the 50th
anniversary of the beginning of the
Second World War [Italian]. |
|
September 7
|
Appeal to
the followers of Islam in favor of
Lebanon. |
|
September 7
|
Apostolic
Letter to all Bishops of the
Catholic Church on the situation in
Lebanon [Italian].
World Day of Prayer for Peace in
Lebanon. |
|
September
29
|
Official
visit of Archbishop of Canterbury
and Primate of the Anglican
Communion, Dr.
Robert Runcie
(29 September-2 October 1989). |
|
October 2
|
Joint
statement of John Paul II and
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr.
Robert Runcie
. |
|
October 6
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Seoul (Korea), Indonesia
and
Mauritius
(6-10 October).
Apostolic Voyage 44
[English, Italian] |
|
November 13
|
Meeting of
the diocesan bishops of the Federal
Republic of Germany with the Holy
Father on the theme:
"Handing the faith to the
next generation and the pastoral
work of catechesis"
(13-14 November 1989). |
|
December 1
|
Official
visit of the President of the USSR,
Mikhail Gorbaciov
. |
|
December 18
|
Official
visit of the President of Malta,
Censu Tabone
. |
|
December 21
|
New
appointment of bishops in
Czechoslovakia. |
|
1990
|
|
January 25
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mali,
Burkina Faso
and
Chad
(25 January-1 February 1990).
Apostolic Voyage 45
[English, Italian] |
|
March 15
|
Exchange of
official representatives at the
level of the apostolic nuncio and
special ambassador between the Holy
See and the
Soviet government
. |
|
April 21
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Czechoslovakia
(21-22 April 1990).
Apostolic Voyage 46
[English, Italian] |
|
April 22
|
In
Velehrad, John Paul II announces a
Special Assembly for Europe of the
Synod of Bishops. |
|
April 27
|
Official
visit of the President of Portugal,
Mario Soares
. |
|
May 6
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Mexico
and
Curaçao
(6-14 May 1990).
Apostolic Voyage 47
[English, Italian] |
|
May 25
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Malta
(25-27 May).
Apostolic Voyage 48
[English, Italian] |
|
August 26
|
During his
Angelus message John Paul II makes
an appeal for peace in the Persian
Gulf, following the invasion of
Kuwait by Iraq. |
|
September 1
|
Pastoral
Visit in
Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda
and
Yamoussoukro
(1-10 September).
Apostolic Voyage 49
[English, Italian] |
|
September
30
|
Eighth
Ordinary General Assembly
of the Synod
of Bishops on the theme:
"The Formation of Priests in
Circumstances of the Present
Day"
(30 September-28 October 1990). |
|
October 18
|
Promulgation
of the
Code of Canon Law for the
Eastern Churches
. |
|
November 24
|
Ad limina
visit of Vietnamese bishops: for the
first time all bishops are present. |
|
December 1
|
John Paul
II accepts the resignation of the
Cardinal Secretary of State
Agostino Casaroli
and appoints Archbishop
Angelo Sodano
Pro-Secretary of State. |
|
December 7
|
