Vatican City - John Paul II
John Paul IIPope
(pronounced "JON PALL")
"I was afraid to receive this nomination, but I did it in the spirit of obedience to Our Lord and in the ...
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Karol Wojtyla (born 1920), cardinal of Krakow, Poland, was elected the 263rd pope in 1978, the first ever of Slavic extraction.Karol Wojtyla was born May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, the second chil...
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In the following review, Cameron examines John Paul's leadership, social vision, and thought in Sign of Contradiction.
Interest in the Papacy has increased since the short pontificate of Joh...
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In the following review, Wills discusses John Paul's Christian theology in Crossing the Threshold of Hope. Though noting contradictions and evasions, Wills writes, “It is a relief to see...
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In the following essay, Gray discusses John Paul's significance as an international moral leader.
People who see him—and countless millions have—do not forget him. His appearan...
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In the following essay, Wildes examines the importance of phenomenology as the philosophical framework of John Paul's Christian theology and teachings. According to Wildes, “Pope John Pa...
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In the following essay, Lefebure examines John Paul's intellectual development and the philosophical underpinnings of his Christian theology. Lefebure contends that John Paul's rigid dem...
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In the following essay, Hehir offers analysis of John Paul's The Gospel of Life encyclical.
John Paul II's eleventh encyclical, The Gospel of Life (March 25, 1995) is yet another test...
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In the following essay, O'Neill examines the argument for intrinsic evil and moral authority in Veritatis Splendor. Though supporting John Paul's view that some acts are intrinsically ev...
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In the following review, Schroth discusses John Paul's theological views in Fruitful and Responsible Love and Sign of Contradiction.
It is almost a plunge into nostalgia now, only nine month...
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In the following essay, Sullivan examines John Paul's advocacy for reconciliation within the Christian Church. “While proclaiming, fearlessly, his office as successor of Peter,” w...
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In the following essay, Kwitny examines John Paul's contradictory affinity for Marxist revolution and free market principles as delineated in Catholic Social Ethics. According to Kwitny, John P...
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In the following essay, Winters discusses John Paul's opposition to Marxism, capitalism, and modern technological societies.
In a country accustomed to one message and one messenger, the Pop...
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In the following review, Poltawski examines John Paul's moral and philosophical perspective in The Acting Person.
This is the present Pope, Karol Wojtyla's, main philosophical work, i...
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In the following essay, Taborski discusses the style and major themes of John Paul's dramatic works.
The plays of Karol Wojtyla constitute an unusual, and even in certain respects, unique ph...
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In the following review, Briggs discusses John Paul's views on love and sexuality as delineated in Love and Responsibility.
Pope John Paul II has often spoken about sex and marriage during h...
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In the following review, Pelikan discusses John Paul's theological views in “Be Not Afraid!”;
When the Pope speaks ex cathedra (literally, from the throne)—“that ...
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In the following review, Baranczak examines the style, central themes, and philosophical underpinnings of John Paul's plays.
Two of the world's most powerful men were once actors. But...
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In the following essay, Viladesau examines John Paul's historical and anthropological arguments against the ordination of women as delineated in Mulieris Dignitatem. According to Viladesau, Mul...
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In the following essay, Dulles examines John Paul's humanist view of individual conscience, communalism, political participation, and transcendent order. According to Dulles, “John Paul ...
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Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice 50km from Krakow. He was the second of two sons. All the immediate members of his family died by the time he was 21. He had his first Holy C...
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Many people know about the legendary Pope John Paul II and his death which happened on April 2, 2005. The Pope passed away at his apartment in the Vatican at 9:37 p.m. local time after suffering heart...
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The late Pope John Paul II considered retiring at 80 _ almost five years before his death _ but decided to leave it to God's will to determine how long he should stay on, his closest aide said in a...
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Warsaw (dpa) - Polish-born Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica who
emerged unhurt from a spectacular crash June 10, may be called by the
Vatican to testify to alleged miracles pe...
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Warsaw (dpa) - A majority of Poles want the late Polish-born pope
John Paul II immediately declared a saint without the years of
investigation usually required by canon law, ...
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Warsaw (dpa) - The controversial Danish satirical group Surrend
has posted a Polish-language website which puts the late Polish-born
Pope John Paul II in hell, along side Na...
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A doctor alleged Wednesday that Pope John Paul II violated Catholic teaching against euthanasia by refusing medical care that would have kept him alive longer _ a charge immediately dismissed by Va...
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Aix-en-Provence, France (dpa) - "I was ill and now I am cured,"
French Catholic nun Sister Marie Simon-Pierre said Friday as she
recounted how praying to the late Pope John ...
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Warsaw (dpa) - Poland's Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the former top
aide to the late Pope John Paul II, has called for new governing
bodies to take over a Catholic radio and ...
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Financial problems are threatening the completion of a Warsaw church meant to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II and the fall of communism.Plans for the Church of Divine Providence have faced a...
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Vatican City - John Paul II
John Paul, II
Critical Review by J. M. Cameron
Pope John Paul II - A Brief Biography
Book: Pope John Paul II mulled retiring
