Tag: St. John Paul II

For so many reasons, 2020 has been a rough year. The COVID-19 pandemic has many asking how much longer we can endure the physical...

On Aug. 6 and 9 the world will observe the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 75th anniversary raises...

WASHINGTON -- A concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II's birth is now available online. The concert, featuring some of the United States...

VATICAN CITY — Marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical on Christian unity, Pope Francis said he shares “the healthy impatience”...

VATICAN CITY -- Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II's encyclical on ecumenism, "Ut Unum Sint," put the papal seal of approval on a...

Do I remember St. John Paul II? Yes, I remember him well. I write of him as the centennial of his birth May 18, 1920,...

One of my assignments as a theology graduate assistant was to deliver a 90-minute lecture on St. John Paul II's 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae"...

Sunday Scripture readings, March 8, 2020: Second Sunday of Lent 1) Gn 12:1-4 Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22 2) 2 Tm 1:8-10 Gospel: Mt 17:1-9 When World War II broke...

VATICAN CITY -- St. John Paul II taught the world that truly great faith and holiness dwell in "the normality of a person who...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ top aide made no secret of what will be on the pope’s mind when he visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki,...