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The John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America is a satellite session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family located in Rome at Lateran University.

Location
The Institute is located in the Brookland section of Washington, DC, at McCormick Pavilion, adjacent to Catholic University and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It was originally housed at the nearby Dominican House of Studies.

In 2008, the Institute will move onto the campus of Catholic University, to the building presently known as Keane Hall.

Governance
Despite its name and location, the Institute is juridically separate from Catholic University. It falls under the authority of the Grand Chancellor and President at the Roman session of the Institute, Camillo Cardinal Ruini and Monsignor Livio Melina, respectively. Locally, it is governed by a Vice-Chancellor, who is always the archbishop of Washington, and a Vice-President, currently Carl A. Anderson.

Academics
The Washington session offers programs leading to the the pontifical degrees of Doctor and Licentiate of Sacred Theology with special emphasis in marriage and family studies. It also confers the degrees of Ph.D. in Theology and Master of Theological Studies, both also specialized in marriage and family.

In 2007, the Institute began offering an additional track for the M.T.S. degree focusing on biotechnology and ethics.

Publishing
The Institute is home to the North American edition of the theological journal Communio. The Institute's provost and academic dean, David Schindler, serves as editor-in-chief of the journal, and many other faculty members serve on its editorial board.