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Paul VI with Joseph Ratzinger (future Pope Benedict XVI) who was created cardinal in the 1977 consistory. Pope Paul VI held six consistories between 1965 and 1977 that raised 143 men to the cardinalate in his fifteen years as pope: 22 February 1965, 27 cardinals. 26 June 1967, 27 cardinals. 28 April 1969, 34 cardinals.
Nov 24, 2009 · John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, 35 miles southwest of Krakow, in 1920. After high school, the future pope enrolled at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University, where he ...
On May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, and Pope Francis canonized Saint John Paul II alongside Saint John XXIII on April 27, 2014. “We can be sure that our beloved Pope is standing today at the window of the Father’s house, that he sees us and blesses us.”. — Pope Benedict XVI, at the Funeral Mass for Pope John ...
May 25, 2024 · Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in the Polish town of Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometers from Krakow, on May 18, 1920. He was ...
John Paul is the co-anchor of Action News at Noon. He joined the Action News team in August 2022 as an anchor and reporter. He came to Philadelphia from Charlotte, North Carolina where he anchored ...
Explore the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II, the first Polish and non-Italian pontiff in history, on the official Vatican website.
Sep 1, 2022 · Pope John Paul I smiles and waves as he is carried on a portable throne during his weekly general audience at The Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1978. This is the last public appearance of Pope John Paul I. He died in the early morning of Sept. 28 in Rome. On Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, Pope Francis will beatify John Paul I, the last formal step ...
