Woodrow Wilson to Pope Benedict XV
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Pope Benedict XV
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP22524
Date
1918 October 17
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Text
Your Holiness
I appreciate to the full the spirit which prompted your message to me, which I have just received through the kindness of Archbishop John Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate, and I beg in reply to assure Your Holiness that in common with the whole world the desire of the people of the United States is for peace, if peace can be founded with some prospect of permanence upon genuine and impartial justice. My every endeavor will be to pursue such a course as will bring the world the blessings of such peace. I warmly appreciate the generous confidence you express in my personal influence in this time of tragedy and travail.
Woodrow Wilson
His Holiness,
Pope Benedictus XV.
Original Format
Letter
To
Pope Benedict XV
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Pope Benedict XV,” 1918 October 17, WWP22524, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.