- XLIX World Day of Peace 2016: Overcome Indifference and Win Peace
- XLVIII World Day of Peace 2015: No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters
- XLVII World Day of Peace 2014: Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace
- 46th World Day of Peace 2013, Blessed are the Peacemakers
- 45th World Day of Peace 2012, Educating Young People in Justice and Peace
- 44th World Day of Peace 2011, Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace
- 43rd World Day of Peace 2010, If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation
- 42nd World Day of Peace 2009, Fighting Poverty to Build Peace
- 41st World Day of Peace 2008, The Human Family, a Community of Peace
- 40th World Day of Peace 2007, The Human Person, the Heart of Peace
- 39th World Day of Peace 2006, In Truth, Peace
- XXXVIII World Day For Peace 2005, Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with the good
- XXXVII World Day For Peace 2004, An ever timely commitment: teaching peace
- XXXVI World Day For Peace 2003, Pacem in terris: a permanent commitment
- XXXV World Day For Peace 2002, No peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness
- XXXIV World Day For Peace 2001, Dialogue between cultures for a civilization of love and peace
- XXXIII World Day For Peace 2000, “Peace on earth to those whom God loves!”
- XXXII World Day For Peace 1999, Respect for human rights: the secret of true peace
- XXXI World Day For Peace 1998, From the justice of each comes peace for all
- XXX World Day For Peace 1997, Offer forgiveness and receive peace
- XXIX World Day For Peace 1996, Let us give children a future of peace
- XXVIII World Day for Peace 1995, Women: teachers of peace
- XXVII World Day for Peace 1994, The family creates the peace of the human family
- XXVI World Day for Peace 1993, If you want peace, reach out to the poor
- XXV World Day for Peace 1992, Believers united in building peace
- XXIV World Day For Peace 1991, If you want peace, respect the conscience of every person
- XXIII World Day for Peace 1990, Peace with God the Creator, peace with all of creation
- XXII World Day for Peace 1989, To build peace, respect minorities
- XXI World Day for Peace 1988, Religious freedom: condition for peace
- XX World Day for Peace 1987, Development and solidarity: two keys to peace
- XIX World Day for Peace 1986, Peace is a value with no frontiers North-South, East-West: only one peace
- XVIII World Day for Peace 1985, Peace and youth go forward together
- XVII World Day for Peace 1984, “From a new heart, peace is born”
- XVI World Day for Peace 1983, Dialogue for peace, a challenge for our time
- XV World Day for Peace 1982, Peace: a gift of God entrusted to us!
- XIV World Day for Peace 1981, To serve peace, respect freedom
- XIII World Day for Peace 1980, Truth, the power of peace
- XII World Day for Peace 1979, “To reach peace, teach peace”
- XI World Day for Peace 1978, No to violence, yes to peace
- X World Day for Peace 1977, If you want peace, defend life
- IX World Day for Peace 1976, The real weapons of peace
- VIII World Day for Peace 1975, Reconciliation – the way to peace
- VII World Day for Peace 1974, Peace depends on you too
- VI World Day for Peace 1973, Peace is possible!
- V World Day for Peace 1972, If you want Peace, work for Justice
- IV World Day for Peace 1971, Every man is my brother
- III World Day for Peace 1970, To be reconciled with each other, to educate themselves for Peace
- II World Day for Peace 1969, The promotion of Human Rights, the way to Peace
- I World Day for Peace 1968, The Day of Peace