John Paul II
Official website for the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of John Paul II
Cardinal Stanislaw Nagy, SCJ
Ending his second pilgrimage to his Homeland John Paul II put forward a demand to the leaders of the regime not to fight against the nation, wanting to be free, but to talk to people! »
Poles prepare for the beatification of John Paul II
Editorial Board of ‘Niedziela’
Due to the tragedy at Smolensk the organisers of ‘Novena before the beatification’, i.e. spiritual preparations to the beatification of John Paul II »
John Paul II – prophet of the Divine Mercy
Fr Andrzej Witko
On 30 November 1980, on the first Sunday of Advent, in the third year of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II promulgated his second encyclical on God’s mercy ‘Dives in misericordia’. »
Cardinal Stanislaw Nagy, SCJ
I mean the recent official announcement that the Holy Father promulgated the decree on the heroicity of the virtues of the Servant of God John Paul II, the Polish Pope. »
It carries the Pope’s legacy to future
Aleksandra Zapotoczny
Twenty-eight years ago Pope John Paul II created the John Paul II Pontificate’s Centre for Documentation and Research within the framework of the John Paul II Foundation that originated on 16 October 1981. »
Joaquín Navarro-Valls speaks about John Paul II
Handsome and elegant though not young. I met him on 2 April 2009 in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. For over twenty years he was one of the closest collaborators of John Paul II. »
Piotr Chmielinski talks to Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, the second personal secretary of John Paul II.
He liked all days of the week. But Tuesdays were free, without any official meetings and audiences. So he could read, write or spend time in nature. »
John Paul II – teacher of papacy
Fr Pawel Rozpiatkowski
The memory of John Paul II has still been vivid among the believing and practicing Polish Catholics. The research, ordered by ‘Niedziela’ and conducted by the Institute of Statistics of the Catholic Church, directed by Rev. Professor Witold Zdaniewicz »
He ‘read’ history in God’s perspective
During his pontificate John Paul II spent a lot of time outside the Vatican, making pilgrimages to the local Churches all over the world. The Pope said openly that he could make his apostolic visits because he had trustworthy and dedicated collaborators in the Vatican and in his Roman diocese, people like Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who was his Vicar General for the Eternal City and was the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. »
Lidia Dudkiewicz talks to Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Metropolitan of Krakow.
‘Since the beginning of my pontificate you have been standing faithfully by my side as a secretary, sharing difficulties and joys, concerns and hopes connected with the ministry of Peter’, said the Holy Father on 19 March 1998, when Fr Stanislaw Dziwisz was consecrated bishop. »
When the moment to depart arrived
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz
Countless crowds around. There were various personages from distant places. But above all there were his people. His young people. And the meaningful and urgent banners. St Peter’s square was filled with light. Light returned to my soul, too. »
Fr Jacek Urban
The guide written by Urszula Wlasiuk, published by the Library of ‘Niedziela’, contains great love for mountains, people and John Paul II. »
Three years after his passing away to the Father’s House
Cardinal Stanislaw Nagy, SCJ
Who do I mean? – There is no need to explain, remembering 2 April 2005. On that day the Holy Father John Paul II left the earthly vale of tears. I must recollect this event after the experiences of his fellow countrymen, almost all his fellow countrymen. »
Piotr Waszek talks to Stanislaw Janicki, director of the film ‘Brat Papieza’ [The Brother of the Pope].