Papal Library

Gospel and Gospels The word Gospel usually designates a written record of Christ's words and deeds. It is very likely derived from the Anglo-Saxon god (good) and spell (to tell), and is generally treated as the exact equivalent of the Greek euaggelion (eu well, aggello, I bear a message), and the Latin Evangelium, which has passed into French, German, Italian, and other...

Address to the New Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Holy See Pope John Paul II December 14, 2000 Mr Ambassador, As you present the Letters of Credence by which you are appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Holy See I offer you good wishes and welcome you to the Vatican. This...

  Union of UzhorodApostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II on the 350th Anniversary of the Union of UzhorodDear Brothers and Sisters,1. "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without...

Inter Praecipuas Apostolic Letter of Pope Gregory XVIon Biblical Societies May 8, 1844 To the Venerable Brothers, Patriarchs, Primates,Archbishops and Bishops. Venerable Brothers, Greetings and Apostolic Benediction. Among the special schemes with whichnon-Catholics plot against the adherents of Catholic truth to turn their minds away from the faith, the biblical societies are prominent. They were first established in England and have spread...

In Supremo Apostolatus Apostolic Letter of Pope Gregory XVIon Condemning the Slave Traderead during the 4th Provincial Council of Baltimore December 3, 1839 To All Archbishops and Bishops Dwelling in the Kingdom of Poland. Placed at the summit of the Apostolic power and, although lacking in merits, holding the place of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who, being made Man through...

Pope Paul V Born: Camillo Borghese Biography