Topic: Pope John Paul II
Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/01/12
Posted on 10 January 2012.A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Why the Tibhirine monks were right to pray at a mosque
Posted on 31 August 2011.One priest suggests they cannot be Christian martyrs if they repeatedly worshipped a false god
World Youth Days are not debauched rock festivals, but joyful encounters with Christ
Posted on 10 August 2011.Let’s cease the jeremiads
Secular pundits want the Pope to change his ‘policies’. How can we explain that he can’t?
Posted on 05 August 2011.Is this a gulf of incomprehension that simply can’t be bridged?
The John Paul II vigil that transported pilgrims to heaven
Posted on 11 July 2011.The vigil before John Paul II’s beatification was an intoxicating experience for one new convert. I wish I could have gone
Play by Blessed John Paul II performed in the West End
Posted on 06 July 2011.An adaptation, The Jeweller’s Shop, was performed by Ten Ten Theatre last Wednesday
First images of John Paul II’s new tomb
Posted on 03 May 2011.John Paul II’s coffin is now in its final resting place in St Sebastian’s Chapel, inside St Peter’s Basilica. The transfer was made today after the Vatican held a private prayer service
John Paul II beatification: live blog
Posted on 02 May 2011.Catch up on our live coverage of the vigil, beatification and thanksgiving Mass
John Paul II is blessed!
Posted on 01 May 2011.Pope Benedict XVI has beatified the late Pope John Paul II in Rome today
Benedict XVI’s beatification homily: full text
Posted on 01 May 2011.John Paul II restored to Christianity its ‘true face as a religion of hope’, says Pope Benedict XVI at beatification of his great predecessor
Comment & Blogs
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By Luke Coppen
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By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
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By William Oddie
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By Francis Phillips
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By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/12
By Luke Coppen
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By William Oddie
Smacking laws are unworkable products of Left-wing middle class diktat
By Francis Phillips