It was used for both Pope Francis and Pope St. John Paul II. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who preached last week, barely took notice of the Gospel passage in his formulaic homily rehearsing the ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

The volume was put together from statements made by Karol Wojtyla – Pope John Paul II in his homilies, public addresses, and reminiscences. (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) Co-financed by the ...

Later 60,000 attendees participated in an interchurch service at Williams Brice Stadium where Pope John Paul II delivered a homily and blessings. Pope John Paul II’s visit to South Carolina was ...

John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine ... He surely was filled with joy that day. Earlier, during his homily at her canonization, he said, “Today my joy is truly great in ...

John Paul II echoed the story of Stephen’s kingship ... and he’s frequently depicted holding the lily of purity. In a sermon given on St. Emeric’s feast day in 1972, the great Hungarian ...

In his homily at his papal inauguration in 1978, John Paul II clearly emphasized, “Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.” Days after his election, Leo XIV echoed this message ...

Recent inaugural homilies have merited careful attention ... This moment has been used to powerful effect in the past. In 1978, John Paul II told the master of ceremonies that the Mass had ...

or sermon, Cardinal Ratzinger traced the life of the man he called "our late beloved Pope" from his days as a labourer in Nazi-occupied Poland to supreme leader of more than one billion Roman ...