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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła; Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.
- Pope John Paul II bibliography
The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works...
- Death and funeral
On 2 April 2005, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84....
- Pope John Paul II bibliography
- Pope's Travels
- Assassination Attempt
- Death
- Teachings
- Child Abuse Scandals
The first pope who traveled a lot was Pope Paul VI. Like him, John Paul II liked to travel. While he was pope, he made 105 trips, visiting 117 countries.In total he travelled more than 1.1 million km (725,000 miles). Wherever he went, he attracted large crowds. All these travels were paid by the money of the countries he visited and not by the Vati...
On 13 May 1981, the Pope was shot twice in the abdomen by a Turkish national, Mehmet Ali Ağca. The pope was gravely injured. He barely survived the assassination attempt, and had to be treated in hospital for 20 days. The pope later visited Ağca in prison. He had forgiven him already. Exactly one year later he traveled to Fatimato thank Mary, Mothe...
John Paul died on Saturday, on the eve of the Divine Mercy Holiday, 2 April 2005. The official time of death on his death certificate was 9:37 pm, but a few sources reported 9:33 pm. The death certificate stated that when the Pope died, he had Parkinson's disease, with serious breathing difficulties. The Pope had tracheotomy surgery in mid February...
John Paul II was generally against communism. He was also a critic of capitalism that was not controlled and he did not want people's basic rights to be oppressed by world governments. He officially condemned aspects of Liberation theology. He was against abortion and contraception in general. As head of the largest Christian group, John Paul II ta...
During John Paul's time as pope, the church was involved in a large number of claims about child sexual abuse by priests. There are many people who believe that the Church, and therefore the Pope, knew about these claims and tried to cover them up. For example, in 1996 the Irish bishops decided that priests suspected of child abuse must be reported...
Giovanni Paolo II il grande (Parte I: Il gigante del XX secolo; Parte II: L'eredità di Giovanni Paolo II), di Cinehollywood e History Channel (2005) Giovanni Paolo II. Il cammino del Santo Padre, di Finsom (2005) Giovanni Paolo II. Papa Juan Pablo II / Pope John Paul II DVD, di St.Clair Vision USA Unity Award (2006) Giovanni Paolo II.
2 giorni fa · St. John Paul II (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22) was the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first from a Slavic country.
- John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. He travelled abroad extensively in an effort to promote greater understanding between cou...
- John Paul II’s private conversations with Polish and Soviet leaders contributed to the peaceful end of the Soviet regime in eastern Europe, and his...
- John Paul II was the first globally oriented pope, and he increased the global prestige of the papacy. His emphasis on religious and national freed...
2 apr 2014 · Getty Images. (1920-2005) Who Was Pope John Paul II? Pope John Paul II was ordained in 1946, became the bishop of Ombi in 1958, and became the archbishop of Krakow in 1964. He was...
