The next event is a vigil at Circus Maximus tonight
Topic: John Paul II beatification
Coffin of John Paul II is moved from its resting place
Posted on Saturday, 30 April 2011
Casket is placed in front of the tomb of St Peter ahead of beatification
John Paul II’s legacy will last for centuries, says papal biographer
Posted on Thursday, 28 April 2011
George Weigel says it will be several hundred years before the Church ‘takes on board’ the depth and breadth of the late pope’s teaching
Blessed encounters with John Paul II
Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011
In meetings with the Polish pope over 25 years Fr Michael Collins got to see a side of him that most people never saw
Debate: Did John Paul II fundamentally renew Catholicism?
Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Or did he fail to tackle the deepest problems of the Church?
Vial of John Paul II’s blood to be venerated at beatification
Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2011
The blood was drawn from the late pope by his personal physician in case he ever needed a transfusion
Rome full of souvenirs of Pope John Paul II
Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2011
John Paul II’s face has flooded the Eternal City with posters and souvenirs of all kinds and for all tastes
Assisi alone is reason enough to beatify John Paul II
Posted on Thursday, 14 April 2011
The Devil’s Advocate has a necessary task but the late Pope’s virtues outweigh his faults and errors of judgement
Sunday’s beatification will be of a holy pope who began the fightback against the smoke of Satan
It will take 100 years to recover from the 1960s and 70s: but John Paul set us back on course