John XXIII and his assistant often skirted papal protocol
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Men of our time, for our time
Saints show us that we are all called to practise heroic virtue even when life seems too tough
John Paul’s role in the fall of Soviet communinism
The late Pontiff had a pivotal part to play
The road to the council
Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council in the conviction that it was necessary for the Catholic Church, yet without pre-conceived ideas of what it would accomplish, said Vatican II participants who recalled the event half a century later. John had come to a “conviction that something ought to be done in order to…
‘John XXII is one of us’
Visiting Bergamo and Sotto il Monte, the little village where Pope John XXIII was born, one understands deeply the importance of this great man for the citizens who live today in the places of Angelo Roncalli’s childhood. Talking with the people it was evident from the first moment how they wanted to underline what the…
The papacy of John Paul II
Polish Pope emerged as a forceful moral leader
‘John Paul served the Church and the world’
In his homeland, the Polish Pope’s star continues to shine
A short pontificate with a huge impact
John XXIII launched sweeping Church reforms
Some traditions are innovations
John Paul followed tradition but invented new ones too
The Top 10 Pope Saints
From St Peter to Pope Francis, there have been 266 popes; 78 of them are recognised as saints, and that number will jump to 80 after the April 27 canonisations of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II. The earliest Popes were martyred for their faith, which the Catholic Church takes as a clear…