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The mission St. John Paul II calls us to fulfill, 20 years after he left us
Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless ...
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Poland remembers the hour of the death of beloved pope as unifying moment
WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) – On April 2, 2005, the world mourned the passing of St. John Paul II ... of Krakow’s bishops at ...
National Catholic Register13dOpinion
Pope St. John Paul II, Doctor of the Church?
COMMENTARY: Twenty years after the death of John Paul II, it’s too early to declare him a doctor of the Church. It’s not too ...
Catholic Standard13dOpinion
St. John Paul II drives cause of freedom for humankind 20 years after death, say world leaders
St. John Paul II greets the crowd in Czestochowa during his 1979 trip to Poland. April 2, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of ...
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St. John Paul II tirelessly served church, embraced world, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY — During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced ... Polish pope’s death. Hundreds of ...
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Pope John Paul II 20 years later: ‘He lives in hearts’
Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives ...
National Catholic Register13dOpinion
Why John Paul II Deserves to Be Called ‘the Great’
COMMENTARY: Looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy in historical context underscores why so many people call him ‘John ...
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Pope’s convalescence recalls John Paul II’s agony
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II’s life ... from appointing new bishops and decreeing new saints, to commenting on current ...
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Church leaders in India mark the anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul II
Church leaders in India marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II on Wednesday, paying tribute to the ...
National Catholic Register14d
Pope John Paul II 20 Years Later: ‘He Lives in Hearts’
and Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says John Paul II changed Poland and the world. In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid ...