News about Pope John Paul II
- 01/20/11: The May 1 beatification of Pope John Paul II, presided over by his immediate successor, will be "a historic event which has no precedent," says the director of L'Osservatore Romano. (Zenit)
- 01/19/11: Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, former student and collaborator of Pope John Paul II, is highlighting the significance of the Pontiff's beatification on the Feast of Divine Mercy. (Zenit)
- 01/18/11: The prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes says that Pope John Paul II's sanctity rested on two pillars: faith in the presence of God and a missionary spirit. (Zenit)
- 01/17/11: A standing ovation greeted the news that Pope John Paul II has been named a patron of the next World Youth Day, which will take place Aug. 16-21 in Madrid (Zenit)
- 01/14/11: John Paul II's remains will be moved from the Grotto located beneath St. Peter's Basilica to a chapel in the main Church, the Vatican revealed. (Zenit)
- 01/14/11: When Pope John Paul II is beatified on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, the faithful will be celebrating a day on which he himself wanted the Church to turn its gaze toward this "consoling and enthusiastic greatness." Reflection of Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, in reference to Benedict XVI's approval today of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the Polish Pope's intercession, and the subsequent announcement of the date of his beatification. (Zenit)
- 01/14/11: Benedict XVI is planning to preside over the beatification rite for John Paul II on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Vatican. (Zenit)
