Pope John Paul II

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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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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Something interesting has been revealed from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints investigation into the possible sainthood of Pope John Paul II. Personal testimonies from Tobiana Sobodka (a polish nun), and Bishop Emery Kabongo (the Pope’s secretary) have been quoted as saying: Tobiana Sobodka: Several times he would put himself through bodily penance. “We would hear it [...]  
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Sister Sobodka said: "Several times he (Pope John Paul) would put himself through bodily penance. "We would hear it – we were in the next room at Castel Gandolfo. You could hear the sound of the blows when he flagellate himself. He did it when he was still capable of moving on his own." The flagellation is also confirmed by another bishop who has given testimony. Emery Kabongo was a secretary for Pope John Paul. "He would punish himself and in...  
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I don’t really have a problem with the Catholic Church considering sainthood for Pope John Paul II (with an apparent penchant for self-flagellation), but why isn’t Pope John XXIII getting the same honor? He did a heck of a lot more for the Catholic Church in the world than this guy who seems to be [...]  
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My first big assignment in the Catholic press was an unbelievable 30 years ago — covering the visit of Pope John Paul II to America’s heartland in October 1979. I was working at the Denver Catholic Register, newspaper of the Denver Archdiocese, and at the last minute my editor decided I should head to Iowa [...]  
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The longtime chief bodyguard of the late Pope John Paul II, who accompanied him in trips abroad and was nearby during the 1981 attempted assassination of the pontiff, has died in Rome at 83.Camillo Cibin was one of the most faithful papal servants. In 2006, he retired as head of the papal bodyguards after a 58-year globe-trotting career in the Vatican's security services.Cibin died Sunday morning at the Pius XI clinic in Rome, Vatican Radio...  
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Throughout the 2009 season, Pope John Paul II’s effectiveness running the football has reliably indicated the magnitude of their overall success in any given game. Unfortunately for the Jaguars, this did not hold true against Springfield (5-3, 2-1) Friday at Lester Latino Jaguar Field. Despite a superb effort from senior running back Tyler Lusignan, who ran for 195 yards and two touchdowns, PJP fell 41-21 and was unable to contain the Bulldogs...  
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Pope John Paul II’s Tyler Lusignan ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns, while adding another TD on a punt return as the Jaguars downed St. Helena Central 28-6 in PJP’s final regular-season home game Friday.  
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Former Polish President Lech Walesa said that the fall of the Iron Curtain was due in a large part to Pope John Paul II and the Solidarity labor movement. A visual presentation during Lech Walesa's address depicted the visit of Pope John Paul II to ...  
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Vatican officials have moved quickly t0 deflate a report, published in the Italian daily La Repubblica, that Pope John Paul II will be beatified early next year. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, ...  
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Three decades after Pope John Paul II made a three-day apostolic journey to Ireland, the nation's leading newspaper has commemorated the event by quoting figures who heap score on the late ...  
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Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars captured a 25-13, 25-23, 25-19 bi-district round playoff win Wednesday over the Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies Yellow Jackets at home.  
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Pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself in a sign of 'remorse for his sins,' Polish nun Tobiana Sobodka has revealed.  
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Pope John Paul II running back Tyler Lusignan scored four touchdowns, including one on a punt return, as the Jaguars defeated the Pine High Raiders 42-0 on the road Friday.  
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