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[90] [111] On John Paul II's death, Gorbachev said: "Pope John Paul II's devotion to his followers is a remarkable example to all of us." [112] [192] On 4 June 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honour, to John Paul II during a ceremony at the Apostolic Palace.
Apr 2, 2014 · Pope John Paul II was ordained in 1946, became the bishop of Ombi in 1958, and became the archbishop of Krakow in 1964. He was made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1967, and in 1978 became the first ...
6 days ago · 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. He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first from a Slavic country.His pontificate of more than 26 years was the third longest in history. As part of his effort to promote greater understanding between nations and between religions, he ...
Jul 22, 2019 · JOHN PAUL II. (1920-2005) Karol Józef Wojtyła, elected Pope on 16 October 1978, was born in Wadowice, Poland, on 18 May 1920. He was the third of three children born to Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. His elder brother Edmund, a physician, died in 1932, and his father, Karol, a non-commissioned officer in the army ...
S. Ioannes Paulus PP. II Karol Wojtyla 16.X.1978 - 2.IV.2005. John Paul II. Angelus / Regina Caeli. 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984
Saint John Paul II, orig. Karol Wojtyła, (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Pol.—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22), Pope (1978–2005), the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first ever from a Slavic country. He studied for the priesthood at an underground seminary in Kraków during World War II and was ordained in 1946.
6 days ago · John Paul II was, in a real sense, the first globally oriented pope.His election coincided with the arrival of routine, worldwide, instantaneous audiovisual communications, and many of his major efforts were intended to adjust—though not to challenge—the essential tenets of Catholicism for an open, interconnected world in which nations and religions must live in daily contact with one another. By publishing unprecedented papal meditations about other faiths, he demonstrated how a ...
Apr 27, 2014 · Getty Images. John Paul II led the Catholic Church for more than a quarter of a century. John Paul II, who died at the age of 84 in April 2005, was declared a saint in 2014 alongside Pope John ...
Discover the official website of Pope John Paul II, one of the most influential and beloved leaders of the Catholic Church in the 20th century.
A tireless defender of human dignity. John Paul II was a prolific author and tireless preacher, always convinced that the human person is “the way of the Church” and that “the splendor of truth shines forth … in a special way, in man, created in the image and likeness of God” (Veritatis Splendor 1). The Pope who had experienced two ...
