St. Pope John Paul II Archives

Cardinal Dziwisz defends himself in wake of McCarrick report

Nov 11, 2020

One of the McCarrick report’s few living protagonists is Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, John Paul’s longtime personal secretary, who was mentioned 45 times in the document.

By Paulina Guzik

U.S. Church leaders point to clericalism as reason for rise of McCarrick

Nov 11, 2020

Prominent leaders of the Catholic Church in America point to a “culture of clericalism” that led to laicized ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick rising through the ranks of the church despite decades-long accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse.

By John Lavenburg

Francis trusted John Paul and Benedict on McCarrick, report says

Nov 10, 2020

“Believing that the allegations had already been reviewed and rejected by Pope John Paul II, and well aware that McCarrick was active during the papacy of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis did not see the need to alter the approach that had been adopted in prior years,” the report states.

By Elise Ann Allen

A reader’s guide to McCarrick report: Beware of bad guys, smoking guns

Nov 10, 2020

Thinking in terms of bad guys and smoking guns is often a prescription for over-simplifying a more complicated story.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Celebrating St. John Paul II in photos

Oct 17, 2020

A few steps from the Vatican, on the 42nd anniversary of the election of St. John Paul II, a small exhibit opened to celebrate the Polish-born pope, but also a father-daughter team of photographers who helped document his pontificate.

By Catholic News Service

Sculpture of John Paul II with rock, red water makes waves

Sep 25, 2020

A new statue that depicts the late pope St. John Paul II throwing a boulder into red water has provoked debate in his native Poland and revived memories of a 1999 Italian sculpture that showed him crushed under a meteorite, to which the new work was intended as a counter-statement.

By Monika Scislowska

Three bogus objections to thinking about the next pope

Jun 28, 2020

Three common objections that arise anytime the conversation turns to the next pope turn out to be all bunk.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Encyclical calls all Catholics to work toward Christian unity, says bishop

May 27, 2020

The 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” should remind Catholics “the way of ecumenism is the way of the church” and they are “called to espouse a strong commitment to building Christian unity,” Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pennsylvania, said May 25.

By Catholic News Service