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From John Paul II to Francis, Vatican treats papal health news with care
Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...
Pope Francis is now recovering in the Vatican, but what’s next for his papacy?
After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at ...
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Stations of the Cross with John Paul II - 1991
This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991. These stations reflect deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. Then Jesus came with them to a place ...
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The true story of the International Day of the Unborn Child and the role of St. John Paul II
On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the International Day of the Unborn Child is celebrated in more ...
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30 Years Later: St. John Paul II’s Enduring Challenge to Culture in ‘Evangelium Vitae’
When it came to the life issues, Pope Saint John Paul II was best known for his powerful 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" ( ...
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Pope signs decree creating Venezuela’s first saint
But to achieve sanctity, teams of doctors, theologians and cardinals must approve miracles attributed to him. When Pope John Paul II, now a saint, visited Venezuela in 1996, he received a petition ...
John Paul II’s hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis’ so far. Here’s a look
Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome’s Gemelli hospital recovering from double pneumonia. It’s by far the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy.