Barack Obama National Prayer Breakfast 2016 Transcript and Video
The following remarks were delivered by President Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2016.
Barack Obama and Pope Francis
Statement by the President on Persecuted Christians at Christmas
In some areas of the Middle East where church bells have rung for centuries on Christmas Day, this year they will be silent; this silence bears tragic witness to the brutal atrocities committed against these communities by ISIL.
Transcript: Pope Francis to Congress: Pursue the Common Good, Respect Human Dignity
The following is a transcript of Pope Francis' Thursday speech to Congress.
Transcript: Barack Obama, Pope Francis Talk Immigration, Religious Freedom, Marriage, Poverty, Climate Change
The following remarks were delivered by President Barack Obama and Pope Francis during the Wednesday ceremony welcoming Pope Francis to the White House.
Complete Text of Remarks by President Barack Obama to the United Nations General Assembly 2014
Around the globe, there are signposts of progress. The shadow of World War that existed at the founding of this institution has been lifted, and the prospect of war between major powers reduced. The ranks of member states has more than tripled, and more people live under governments they elected. Hundreds of millions of human beings have been freed from the prison of poverty, with the proportion of those living in extreme poverty cut in half.