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Cardinal Jaworski, once a ‘secret cardinal,’ dies at 94

Sep 7, 2020

Cardinal Marian Jaworski, a close friend of St. John Paul II and former Latin-rite archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine, died Sept. 5 at the age of 94.

By Catholic News Service

Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online

Jul 5, 2020

A concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II’s birth is now available online.

By Catholic News Service

Say what you will about the Vatican, there’s no denying its sense of drama

Jun 22, 2020

If we’re going to moan about the Vatican – and, in many ways, isn’t that the favorite indoor sport of Catholics everywhere? – we also need to acknowledge its strengths, and high on that list has to be its remarkable sense of drama.

By John L. Allen Jr.

St. John Paul revisited: Centenary spurs revival of pope’s teachings

May 20, 2020

Commemorating the centenary of the birth of St. John Paul II, a number of key commentators used the occasion to do more than just remember and praise the late pope’s rich legacy.

By Carol Glatz

Sights and sounds of ‘new normal’ as Italy and the Vatican go back to Mass

May 19, 2020

After urging compliance the day before, it did not escape attention that Pope Francis didn’t quite follow suit in his public Mass Monday, held in St. Peter’s Basilica before the tomb of St. John Paul II to mark the centenary of his predecessor’s birth.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Francis hails John Paul II as model pastor

May 18, 2020

One hundred years after the birth of Saint John Paul II, Pope Francis called the Polish Pope a gift to the church and a model example of a pastor who prays, is close to his people and who exercises both justice and mercy.

By Elise Ann Allen

Official in John Paul II’s sainthood cause says no cover-up on sex abuse

May 16, 2020

The official responsible for Pope John Paul II’s sainthood cause says charges of cover-up for abuser clergy were investigated and “no evidence” was found.

By Elise Ann Allen

Forget video games; ‘Pope Simulator’ already the Church’s favorite pastime

Apr 20, 2020

My experience over more than 20 years is that an informal version of “Pope Simulator” – admittedly without a slick graphics interface – is already the favorite indoor sport of the Catholic Church, and has been ever since I can remember.

By John L. Allen Jr.