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Blessed Andrew of Phú Yên, the Protomartyr of Việt Nam, Commemorated by Pope Leo
12 Dec 2025 07:14 GMT
… later inspire the beatification homily of John Paul II.
Imprisoned for months … during the Great Jubilee, Pope John Paul II beatified Andrew Phú Yên in … young blesseds mentioned by Pope Francis in the apostolic … to these catechists that Pope Leo XIV addressed …
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Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon
09 Dec 2025 02:34 GMT
… of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification … , a potential beatification process for Pope Benedict XVI could … Ratzinger himself did with John Paul II, waiving this waiting period … Custodes — with which Pope Francis restricted the celebration …
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St. John Paul II’s Legacy, Impact on Africa He Called “continent of hope”: Highlights from Washington, D.C. Celebration
25 Oct 2025 13:33 GMT
… ’s mission. Recalling Pope John Paul II’s 1985 homily in … John Paul II’s personalist philosophy.
Fr. Niba characterized St. John Paul II … ,” pointing to his beatification and canonization of Africans … at the St. John Paul II National Shrine, expressed …
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Five lasting changes St. John Paul II made in the Church
22 Oct 2025 21:04 GMT
… leaders, noted that the way Pope John Paul II influenced the political landscape was … he recognized. He celebrated 147 beatification ceremonies, during which he proclaimed … .”
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, whom Pope John Paul II beatified in 1990 and nicknamed …
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Pope Saint John Paul II
22 Oct 2025 11:54 GMT
… and auxiliary of Krakow by Pope Pius XII, and was consecrated … appointed archbishop of Krakow by Pope Paul VI, who made … .
The Cardinals elected him Pope at the Conclave of 16 … cause of beatification and canonization would be waived for John Paul II. The cause …
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Remembering John Paul II
22 Oct 2025 10:36 GMT
… personal encounter with the great John Paul II during his first papal … altar where the pilgrim pope is scheduled to celebrate … question: “What does the Pope mean to you?”
Responses salvaged … s beatification on May 1, 2011 (Divine Mercy Sunday) by Pope …
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The 5 Great October Homilies of St. John Paul II
22 Oct 2025 15:22 GMT
In recent decades, canonizations have often been scheduled for October, and so frequently fall on World Mission Sunday, the second-to-last Sunday in October. It was established in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, who had the previous year established the solemnity of …
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9 Historic Religious Sites Pope Leo XIV Will Visit in Turkey, Lebanon
26 Nov 2025 23:29 GMT
… St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis.
A statue of Pope Benedict XV … the mosque in 2006 and Pope Francis visited the religious … in 1898.
After the 1965 beatification of Charbel Makhlouf, the … to the shrine. John Paul II was the first pope to visit Our …
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St. Pope John Paul II’s ‘Ecclesia in Africa’ Lauded as “a living reality” in the African Church
18 Sep 2025 23:13 GMT
… Anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s first visit to … s 265 Pope, saying, “I knew about Pope John Paul II who … Cameroon also lauded St. Pope John Paul II for beatifying and canonizing … Through the beatification, the Cameroonian Priest said, the Pope “invited …
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John Paul II, fervent “disciple” of Pier Giorgio Frassati
07 Sep 2025 08:29 GMT
… beatification of Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) on May 20, 1990, John Paul II … anything extraordinary,” acknowledged John Paul II, while noting that … imitation.”
The Polish pope notes that Frassati … where the future Pope John Paul II already considered him …