- Homily at the Concluding Mass of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome (October 26, 2008)
- General Audience: Christmas, a Universal Feast, St. Peter's Square, Rome (December 17, 2008)
- Homily on the Vespers of the Solemnity of Holy Mary, the Mother of God, and Te Deum, Rome (December 31, 2008)
- Message to the International Congress "Humanae Vitae: Topicality and Prophecy of an Encyclical" (October 2, 2008)
- Address at the 23rd World Youth Day at Randwick Racetrack, Sydney, Australia (July 20, 2008)
- Homily at the inauguration of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome (October 5, 2008)
- Homily on the 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions at Lourdes, France (September 14, 2008)
- Address to the Participants of a Congress Organized by the Lateran Pontifical University on the Tenth Anniversary of Fides et Ratio, Rome (October 16, 2008)
- Meeting with the world of culture in the College of the Bernardins (September 14, 2008)
- Homily at the closing of the 23rd World Youth Day, Sydney, Australia (July 20, 2008)
- Address at the meeting with State Officials in the Elysee Palace, Paris France (September 12, 2008)
- First general audience dedicated to St. Paul for the Pauline Year, Rome (July 2, 2008)
- Italy, November 29, 2008
- Argentina, October 2, 2008
- Spain, August 14, 2008
- China, November 16, 2008
- Interview granted to Entre lineas, Venezuela (November 2008)
- Australia, August 1, 2008
- Italy, October 3, 2008
- Nairobi, Kenya -- Ethics and leadership
- Madrid, Spain -- Fiction and entertainment at the Santillana Student Residence
- São Paulo, Brazil -- Bioethics for medical students
- Aracaju, Brazil -- Volunteer project in northeast Brazil
- Limbe and Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Lobeké-Dykes Family Weekend
- Santiago, Chile -- Aconcagua Cultural Center: Pauline Congress
- Moergestel, The Netherlands -- 25th anniversary of the SOKA Foundation (1983-2008)
- Arequipa, Peru -- International Conference on Tourism and Culture
- Pamplona, Spain -- "War and Peace in the Promised Land"
- São Paulo, Brazil -- Refresher course for priests
- Jaén, Spain -- "The social dimension of life"