‘The sudden recovery of a young French nun suffering from Parkinson’s disease is at the heart of the sainthood case for Pope John Paul II, the Polish priest who heads the inquiry said Monday.
The Vatican needs to confirm a miracle after John Paul’s death for the pontiff to be beatified, the first step toward his […]
‘The sudden recovery of a young French nun suffering from Parkinson’s disease is at the heart of the sainthood case for Pope John Paul II, the Polish priest who heads the inquiry said Monday.
The Vatican needs to confirm a miracle after John Paul’s death for the pontiff to be beatified, the first step toward his […]
‘The late pope John Paul II is “praying from heaven” for Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who attempted to kill the pontiff in 1981 and who is expected to be released from jail this week, John Paul’s former private secretary said on Monday.
Stanslaw Dziwisz, who held the wounded pope in his arms after he was […]
‘The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 will be released from prison this week after a court decided he had completed his sentence on charges in another case - a ruling that took the Vatican by surprise.
Mehmet Ali Agca was extradited to Turkey in 2000 after serving almost 20 years in Italy […]
‘A group of prominent Roman Catholic theologians and writers has revealed it is trying to stop the late pope John Paul II being declared a saint. In a document being circulated in Rome, they say the Vatican should take account of decisions reached by the Polish pontiff “that ought to be an obstacle to [his] […]
‘Pope Benedict XVI on Friday recalled his predecessor’s final weeks of life, telling workers at the hospital where
Pope John Paul II was treated that his suffering was a lesson for all the world.
Benedict returned to the grounds of the Gemelli Polyclinic to inaugurate the academic year of the Sacred Heart Catholic University, of which the […]
‘A light blue 1975 Ford Escort GL once owned by Pope John Paul II sold for $690,000 Saturday to a Houston multimillionaire who said he plans to put it in a museum he wants to build in his hometown.
“To me, it’s a piece of history,” said John O’Quinn, 62, a Baptist who said he has […]
‘Pope John Paul II’s last words, mumbled weakly in Polish, were: “Let me go to the house of the Father,” according to a Vatican account of the pontiff’s final days.
The Vatican publishing house has produced a 220-page volume, with entries in chronological order starting Jan. 31, the day the Holy See’s press office announced that […]
‘Pope John Paul II’s longtime aide, who worked with the pontiff for 40 years and cradled him in the “popemobile” after a 1981 assassination attempt, was installed yesterday as archbishop of Krakow, the post once held by the late pontiff.
Pope Benedict XVI, who appointed Stanislaw Dziwisz to lead the important diocese in June, described him […]
‘ Pope John Paul II’s closest aide said Saturday that he hoped the late pontiff would be made a saint during World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany next month.
“Everything is possible, but I don’t know if it would be opportune,” Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz told The Associated Press in an interview. But he said the Cologne […]
‘A previously unknown letter from the late Pope John Paul II to Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turk who tried to assassinate the pontiff in 1981, was found in the pope’s private archives, Archbishop Stanilaw Dziwisz revealed.
“The Holy Father wrote a letter to Ali Agca, but it was never sent,” the pope’s former secretary told AFP, […]
‘The process of canonizing John Paul II will likely take time, the cardinal in charge of the Vatican’s saint-making office said Saturday, a day after Pope Benedict XVI called for fast-track sainthood for the late pontiff.
Benedict on Friday announced he was lifting the mandatory five-year waiting period for the start of the process toward beatification, […]
‘Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that his predecessor Pope John Paul II was “at home” among the saints in heaven, but did not call for his canonization.
After John Paul’s death on April 2, there were popular calls, as well as those from some prelates, for John Paul to be made a saint swiftly. Vatican officials […]
Pope John Paul II’s long and active papacy resulted in many history accomplishments including:
• Visited 129 countries, making him the most traveled pope. Covered 723,723 miles, which is about 30 times around the globe.
• Is believed to have been seen by more people than anyone else in history.
• Beatified 1,338 people and canonized 482 people, […]