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  Pastoral trips of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While some of his trips (such as to the United States and the Holy Land) were to places previously visited by Pope Paul VI (the first pope to travel widely), many others were to places that no pope had ever visited before.
The pope made a pastoral trip to Singapore in 1986, and he was warmly received by the then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in the Istana.
In Athens, the Pope met with Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece.
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 Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Paul II was succeeded by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith who had led the Funeral Mass for John Paul II.
John Paul II was interred in the grottoes under the basilica, the Tomb of the Popes.
John Paul II said that it was up to the United Nations to solve the international conflict through diplomacy and that a unilateral aggression is a crime against peace and a violation of international law.
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 Learn more about Pope John Paul II in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
John Paul II, Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920) is the first Slavic pope in history and the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in 1522.
John Paul II was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church on October 16, 1978, following the short pontificate of his namesake, Pope John Paul I.
John Paul II has written and delivered a number of speeches on the subject of the Church's relationship with Jews, and has often paid homage to the victims of the Holocaust in many nations.
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 CBC News Indepth: POPE JOHN PAUL II
John Paul II suffered from Parkinson's disease, an arthritic knee, an aching hip and the lingering effects of the 1981 assassination attempt.
Pope John Paul II died on April 2.
Pope John Paul II led the world's Roman Catholics since he was the surprise choice of the College of Cardinals on Oct. 16, 1978.
www.cbc.ca /news/obit/pope   (1644 words)

  
 National Catholic Reporter: Obituary of Pope John Paul II
John Paul II was a stunningly successful historical actor; biographer Jonathan Kwitny once called him “the man of the century.” In an age in which institutional religion was supposed to be sliding toward extinction, he applied the force of his enormous personality to revitalizing it.
John Paul believed the travel was necessary to vivify the worldwide unity of the Catholic church, especially by awakening a sense of the universal church over against what he felt was a one-sided emphasis on the local church following Vatican II.
Whatever may be said publicly, John Paul II did not endear himself to some of his brother bishops, either in the exercise of “collegiality” or in the way in which he permitted some Vatican Congregations in particular, and the Roman curia in general, to deal with them.
www.nationalcatholicreporter.org /update/conclave/jp_obit_main.htm   (8800 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II is breathing on his own but at doctors' instructions is not speaking after undergoing a tracheotomy.
Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84, ending a 26-year papacy.
Pope Benedict XVI tells clergy in Rome that the traditional five-year waiting period for beatification will be waived for John Paul II.
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 John Paul II As Pope, Life and Galleries
John Paul II has always shown a very special devotion to Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in Chestochova, Guadalupe, Fatima, Lourdes...
John Paul has toed a conservative line: abortion, contraception and euthanasia are all banned in the church under John Paul II.
John Paul II, the Pilgrim Pope, has dramatically redefined the papacy, transforming it from a Vatican CEO's job to a global office of moral teaching and personal evangelism.
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 Pope John Paul II's Pontificate
8 Meeting of John Paul II and members of the Roman Curia with the metropolitan archbishops of the United States of America on the theme: "Evangelization in the Context of the Culture and Society of the United States with particular emphasis on the Role of the Bishop as Teacher of the Faith" (March 8-11).
7 John Paul II officially presents the Catechism of the Catholic Church to representatives from the Roman Curia and to the presidents of doctrinal and catechetical commissions of episcopal conferences.
7 Vatican concert for the commemoration of the Shoah, in the presence of John Paul II and Chief Rabbi of Rome, Elio Toaff.
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 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II April 2 2005, obituary: The Polish pontiff with traditional politics and a sense of mission.
April 1 2005: News that Pope John Paul II was in a "very serious" condition after heart failure drew Roman Catholics together around the world to pray for their leader.
Pope John Paul II mourned at the Vatican
www.guardian.co.uk /pope/johnpaulII/0,15891,1454206,00.html   (763 words)

  
 John Paul II
Perhaps John Paul II is so greatly loved and well known by people because of the number of his trips around the world.
His facility in relating to the media and his respect for journalists and media professionals has allowed him in his many trips to carry his mission to the universal Church and to the world.
John Paul was aware that many criticized him for his frequent journeys, not the least of which were members of the Roman Curia.
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 Amazon.com: Pope John Paul II: Books: Tad Szulc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
With the death of Pope Paul VI, the conclaves of 1978 convened.
Much of the reporting of John Paul's Papacy deals with the Pope's involvement in the evolution of Poland from a Communist to a free state, an process in which the Pope is presented as having exerted a moderating influence.
Pope John Paul II has revolutionized the Papacy, stripping away much of the secrecy and making the Pope, for the first time in history, a Shepherd available to his flock.
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 Pope John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
John Paul II was a surprising choice: Not only was he relatively young, at fifty-eight, but he was also the first non-Italian to be elevated to the papacy for more than 450 years.
John Paul II is one of the most popular, prolific, and influential Popes of recent centuries.
John Paul embodies the Christian paradox that to wield true authority one must become as open and trusting as a child, no matter how cynical the world has become, or how apparently strong the forces of death.
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 U.S. Catholic Bishops - Social Development & World Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Responding to the call of the Church in Africa, as pastors in the United States we recognize the mutual bonds of solidarity that unite us—bonds that have been forged through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
As Pope Paul VI said, "people are certainly tempted to act in an authoritarian way to reduce the number of guests at table rather than to increase the food supply on it."
Pope John Paul II has pointed out, however, that the desire to maximize profits and reduce the cost of natural resources and labor has often tempted these transnational enterprises to behavior that increases inequality and decreases the stability of the international order.
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 Category:Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main article for this category is Pope John Paul II.
List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II's relations with the Eastern Orthodox Church
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 A People So Bold!      (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
John C. Morgan: The Devotional Heart: The Renewal of American Unitarian Universalism
The U.U. Enforcer writes comments on the the change of the Rev. John Weston's job title.  U.U. Enforcer writes; "Why change the name, it was an easy to understand and it described what the office does, it assists ministers to become settled in a church.
U.U. Enforcer argues there is a glut of ministers, and these out of work ministers motivate the name change.  Is there a glut of ministers?  John Weston has said that he experiences a shortage of ministers.  Congregations testify that it is difficult to find qualified ministers.
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 NPR : The Life of Pope John Paul II
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The Life of Pope John Paul II by Sylvia Poggioli
All Things Considered, April 2, 2005 · The life of Pope John Paul II was extraordinary, from his boyhood in Poland, to his rise through the church hierarchy and his 26-year papacy.
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