Aside from perhaps the Vatican,no city is more associated with Pope John Paul II than Kraków, which remained his spiritual home throughout his life.In Your Pockettakes a look at his life, legacy and some of the local sites associated with ‘Poland’s Pope’ in Kraków and the surrounding ...
Pope John Paul II, Biography essaysIn the history of the Catholic Church there have been but a few great popes who have made a change in history, Pope John Paul II is one of them. When he was young the Nazis occupied his home country, Poland. But desp
On the dawn of the church's next millenium, Pope John Paul II embarked on a "spiritual pilgrimage" to the Holy Lands of the Bible. He looked at Israel from the hills where Moses first saw the Promised Land, and said the process of seeking peace in the region must continue, no matter ...
and cultural dynamics that intersect with family history may help us to understand a person's role and character. In Pope John Paul's case, untimely losses traumatized his family for at least two generations, including the loss of both of his siblings, and his parents' early loss of both ...
Pope John Paul II gets the A&E “Biography” treatment in Pope John Paul II — Statesman of Faith, a 50-minute documentary made in 1993 focusing particularly on the Holy Father’s crusades against totalitarianism and violence. A&E (TV). Artistic/Entertainment Value Moral/Spiritual Value +...
Pope John Paul II. Writer: La bottega dell'orefice. Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was calle
Karol Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II, did not allow anything to weaken his convictions. He lost both parents and his only brother before the age of 21, but Karol remained faithful to the Church and became a priest. Neither the German Nazis who invaded his homel...
7. “To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.”―Pope John Paul II 8. “The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are plea...
When Pope John Paul II visited Ireland a generation ago, it was a different country. In 1979, homosexuality was illegal here. In 2018, the taoiseach -- the Irish prime minister -- is gay. Over the past few years, Irish voters have overwhelmingly approved same-sex marriage an...
For me, it was an emotional and uplifting experience - something that I did not understand or feel when as a toddler I was dragged by my parents to the Oval Maidan in Mumbai to attend the papal mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI in 1964. Mass solemnity radiated from giant screens in Dubai...