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New parish of San Antonio erected 1977, first Mass in current church celebrated February 8, 1991. [9] Santa Clara de Asis 22005 Ave de la Paz, Yorba Linda Established 2001; first Mass celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi School. St. Angela Merici 585 S. Walnut Ave, Brea Organized 1951 as a mission of St. Mary's in Fullerton, designated parish in ...
Cardinal Miloslav Vlk of Prague was instrumental in crafting an apology by John Paul II for the "cruel death" of the famed medieval Czech reformer Jan Hus in 1415. In his 18 December 1999 speech in Prague, John Paul expressed "deep sorrow" for Hus' death and praised his "moral courage." [11] For the Crusaders' Sack of Constantinople in 1204. [4]
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; [b] 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.
John Paul II: Archdiocese of Krakow , World Youth Day , young Catholics, families, Swidnica , Wadowice Pope John XXIII (25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) and Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the sovereigns of Vatican City (respectively from 1958 to 1963 and 1978 to 2005).
A chapel of Blessed John Paul II in the Hospice of Saint John Neumann in Prachatice, Czech Republic, since 2011-05-01 (dedication celebration began on 4:00 p. m.) [7] [8]; A new 2013 church in Bukovany, Czech Republic (instead of originally intended patrocinium to Saint Martin).
Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the only papal name with two names: Pope John Paul I (1978), named after his predecessors John XXIII and Paul VI; died 33 days after his election; Pope John Paul II (1978–2005), named after his predecessor John Paul I.
John Paul II published the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which became an international best-seller [citation needed].Its purpose, according to the Pope's apostolic constitution Fidei Depositum was to be "a statement of the Church's faith and of Catholic doctrine, attested to or illumined by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church's Magisterium."
Nations visited by Pope John Paul II During his reign, Pope John Paul II ("The Pilgrim Pope") made 146 pastoral visits within Italy and 104 foreign trips, more than all previous popes combined. In total he logged more than 1,167,000 km (725,000 mi). He consistently attracted large crowds on his travels, some among largest ever assembled. While some of his trips (such as to the United States ...