COMMENTARY: These last three years have been a key part of the much-needed renewal of the Church in the United States.

Is compromise possible that can respect both unity and diversity in the church? After the Second Vatican Council, the liturgy ...

It has now been 20 years since the death of Pope John Paul II. ... The Eucharist was reduced to a fellowship meal of suburban niceness. And Jesus became, simply, ...

"Our communal worship at mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete." (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man) 7.

St. John Paul II is seen at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 21, 1981. (photo: L'Osservatore Romano / Vatican Media ) Donald DeMarco Commentaries April 1, 2025 ...

Noting that Pope John Paul II said, “The Eucharist is truly a glimpse of heaven appearing on earth,” the archbishop continued, “We can taste and see that the Lord Jesus is good.

John Paul II also gave Communion to 150 people chosen from the six Vicarates of the Chicago Archdiocese, while more than 600 priests and deacons administered the Eucharist to the full crowd. Pope ...

St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate and the first non-Italian pontiff since Pope Adrian VI in 1523.

John Paul II led a youth Mass in Galway, where his emotional exhortation, “Young People of Ireland, I love you,” etched its way into the nation’s collective memory. He also visited Knock shrine.