自1964年被确认为观察员国以来，罗马教廷一直支持联合国并在其中发挥积极作用。历任教宗都来大会，敦促这一崇高机构成为一个道德中心，让每个国家都有宾至如归之感，国际大家庭在这里开会，国际社会本着人类博爱和团结的精神，以多边办法共同应对全球挑战。
Since its recognition as an observer State in 1964, the Holy See has supported and taken an active role within the United Nations. Successive Popes have come before the General Assembly urging this noble institution to be a moral centre, where every country is at home, where the family of nations convenes and where the international community — in a spirit of human fraternity and solidarity — advances together with multilateral solutions to global challenges.