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Pope John Paul II
A community portal about Pope John Paul II with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Servant of God Pope John Paul II,, born Karol Jozef Wojtyla reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until... [more]
A community portal about Pope John Paul II with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Servant of God Pope John Paul II,, born Karol Jozef Wojtyla reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death more than 26 years later, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IX's 31-year reign. He was the first Polish Pope and the first non- Italian Pope since the Dutch Adrian VI in the 1520s. He is one of only four people to have been named to the Time 100 for both the 20th century and for a year in the 21st.
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Man who shot Pope John Paul II to be released, wants to be baptised by Pope Benedict Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II four times in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981, is eligible for release next month, January 2010. Agca was originally sentenced to life in prison for the shooting, but was pardoned in June 2000 by Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, with the Pope's blessings. Pope John Paul II had met with Agca in prison on Dec...
- Mehmet Ali Agca to be released 28 years after shooting Pope John Paul II (timesonline.co.uk)
Text provided by the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center's eighth annual creche exhibit, "Joy to the World," is showcasing more than 300 Nativity scenes from 47 countries around the world through Jan. 27. The ...
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- Northlake Christian tops Pope John Paul II (thesttammanynews.com)
- Pope John Paul II cruises past St. Helena Central (thesttammanynews.com)
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Several theories exist concerning Mehmet Ali Agca's assassination attempt. One, strongly advocated since the early 1980s by [[Michael...
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- Principals named for new Pope John Paul II High School (phoenixvillenews.com)
Cardinals and bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints reportedly voted in favor of the late Pope John Paul II having lived a life of heroic virtue, according to some Italian press reports. They report that members of the congregation voted unanimously Nov. 16 to recommend that Pope Benedict XVI formally recognize that Pope John Paul II heroically lived the Christian virtues. The Vatican would not deny or confirm the reports. The...
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- Pope John Paul II Declared Venerable (associatedcontent.com)
- Letter: Pope John Paul II's life (thejakartapost.com)
- Pope John Paul II Step Closer to Possible Beatification (freerepublic.com)
The Russian government has announced that the Vatican and Russia have established full diplomatic relations.
The announcement came after a meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope Benedict XIV. For a long period, relations between Moscow and the Vatican were strained as a result of disputes between the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches. During the Soviet era, Pope John Paul II angered the Soviet authorities by his...
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- A step toward sainthood for John Paul II? (cnsblog.wordpress.com)
- THE PULPIT: Is Pope John Paul II a saint? (gazette.com)
