2008
Search results
Jun 27, 2024 · St. John Paul II (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22) was the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005.
- Dialogue With Other Faiths
St. John Paul II - Interfaith Dialogue, Ecumenism, Papal...
- Actions as Cardinal
When Pope Paul VI died in August 1978, the College of...
- Final Years
His funeral in April 2005 drew to Rome millions of pilgrims...
- John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born July 6, 1747, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright,...
- Dialogue With Other Faiths
Jun 27, 2024 · His funeral in April 2005 drew to Rome millions of pilgrims as well as a number of the world’s former and current political leaders. In May 2005 his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, waiving the usual five-year waiting period, allowed review to begin in the cause of John Paul II for beatification and canonization.
5 days ago · Saint John Paul II died on April 2, 2005. However, the late pope survived two assassination attempts, one of which provided the faithful with a shirt relic the church preserves and venerates today. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul preserve this important relic in Rome.
Jun 26, 2024 · His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and his father, a non-commissioned army officer died in 1941. A sister, Olga, had died before he was born.
4 days ago · Pope John Paul II in August, 1999. (photo: Mauricio Artieda / Vatican Media) COMMENTARY: On the 75th anniversary of his priestly ordination, we recall Karol Wojtyła, who ended as he had begun, living a priesthood signed by suffering.
Jun 27, 2024 · When Pope Paul VI died in August 1978, the College of Cardinals, split between two powerful Italians, elected the Venetian Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I. He died only 33 days later. When the cardinals entered the second conclave of 1978, the world did not know that Wojtyła had received votes in the first conclave. Wojtyła seemed in some ...
People also ask
When did Saint John Paul II Die?
When did John Paul II become a Pope?
What did Pope John Paul II do?
Who beatified John Paul II?
3 days ago · On March 25, 1984, Pope John Paul II sought to finally accomplish what Our Lady of Fatima had requested seven decades earlier. He set out to consecrate communist Russia to her Immaculate Heart, the promised step to turning the Soviet state away from its wicked ways.
