St. John Paul II
The Nature of Christian Love
Pope St. John Paul II remarked that “Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.” This is the nature of all Christian love.
St. John Paul II’s secretary denies pope’s role in missing ‘Vatican girl’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. John Paul II’s longtime aide denied the “vile insinuations” that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican ...
Read More →
Polish experts reject claim JPII ‘covered up abuse,’ urge all church records be opened to give full context
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — The fact that Cardinal Karol Wojtyla — the future Pope John Paul II — knew about abuse when he was an archbishop of Krakow, Poland, is neither new nor surprising, experts say. What remains to ...
Read More →
Notes from a Friar: Pope John Paul II and Suffering
Throughout the last years of his papacy, Pope John Paul II relied on God to endure his failing health.
Read More →
John XXIII and John Paul II: Beloved Saints
It was certainly no surprise when Pope Francis declared that Blessed John Paul II (1978-2005) would be the next papal saint. The Polish pope’s canonization seemed only a matter of time, just like that of Blessed Mother Teresa.
Read More →
Lent with the Saints: John Paul II
Saint John Paul II in his life, his ministry as pope, and especially his dying, lived that mystery.
Read More →
Poland’s memorial to St. John Paul II marks 25 years of transforming lives