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St. John Paul II tirelessly served Church, embraced world, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his blessing, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. “Bless us, ...
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Why Pope St. John Paul II So Admired Hungary’s ‘Holy Family’
King St. Stephen, Blessed Queen Gisela, and their son, Crown Prince St. Emeric, model the great things that a family can ...
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. At 9:37 p.m., his earthly journey ... intertwining with his passing – became their natural patron saint ...
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Saint John Paul II drives cause of freedom for humankind 20 years after death, say world leaders
(OSV News photo/courtesy conference organizers) POZNAN, Poland (OSV News) — As the 20th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s death approached April 2, top world leaders and thinkers gathered in Poznan, ...
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The true story of the International Day of the Unborn Child and the role of St. John Paul II
The event originated in Argentina, and St. John Paul II played a fundamental role in its establishment. The story has its beginnings on Nov. 13, 1998, when the pilgrim pope received the then ...
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Pope John Paul II 20 Years Later: ‘He Lives in Hearts’
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, John Paul II’s personal secretary for nearly four decades, told EWTN News during an interview in Krakow that visitors to the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica ...
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Novena to St. Gianna to unite faithful in prayer for pregnant, parenting moms in need
The novena is sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
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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 ...
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'Evangelium Vitae' at 30: Americans move toward St. John Paul II's vision for defending life
But here in the United States, always a country on a hurry-up schedule, St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Evangelium Vitae,” promulgated March 25, 1995, has taken a mere 30 years to come into ...
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With Pope Francis out of the hospital, John Paul II’s final years come to mind
The pope in those days was John Paul II, who had the looks of a ... motu proprio on a range of matters from declaring St. Thomas More the patron of statesmen and politicians to reforming the ...
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The mission St. John Paul II calls us to fulfill, 20 years after he left us
The era of regular papal travel had not yet begun, but that was about to change. In 1979, John Paul II was already planning his first trip as pope to the United States when he received a two-page ...