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On May 1, Catholics around the world will celebrate an event that happens as often as a comet streaking across the heavens- a beatification- the first formal step toward sainthood- for Pope John Paul II. The occasion of the rise of one of the church's most beloved and the second-longest-tenured pope in history (1978-2005) will be feted around the world, and here is being honored by "Blessed:A Tribute to John Paul II," an exhibit running through June 30 at the Knights of Columbus Museum.
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Majority of Americans admire him and say he was one of the best - or the best - pope in history ROME, April 30, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Catholics around the world prepare for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1st, Americans overwhelmingly say they admire him, still remember much of his pontificate, and overwhelmingly agree that he is worthy of beatification, according to a new Knights of Columbus/ Marist Poll.
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LOS ANGELES - Items - soon to be relics - that Pope John Paul II used during his 1987 visit to Los Angeles, including the vestment he wore during his Mass at Dodger Stadium, will go on display at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels this weekend in celebration of John Paul's beatification Sunday. Archbishop Jose Gomez will preside over a special Sunday Mass dedicated to Pope John Paul II, who died in April 2005. More than 2 million are expected to take part in beatification-related activities in Rome, including visits to John Paul's tomb.
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ROME - Pope John Paul II's own suffering is being highlighted in his beatification, with aides testifying about his long battle with Parkinson's disease and a French nun cured of the same ailment taking a starring role in the beatification ceremonies. The Vatican decreed that Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's inexplicable cure from Parkinson's was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul. Her story was being highlighted at the all-night prayer vigil Saturday night ahead of today's beatification Mass for John Paul.
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ROME - Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering. Pilgrims waving flags from Poland, Spain Germany and Brazil filled the Circus Maximus, which twinkled with the light of thousands of candles as choirs from John Paul's native Poland, the Philippines and Italy sang. They listened as a French nun who suffered from Parkinson's recounted how she was cured after praying to John Paul, who also battled the same disease.
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ROME | Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering. // Pilgrims waving flags from Poland, Spain, Germany and Brazil filled Rome's Circus Maximus, which twinkled with the light of thousands of candles as choirs from John Paul's native Poland, the Philippines and Italy sang. - The Associated Press
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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican complained on Friday that some travel agents are asking faithful to shell out a "service" fee for procuring places for the beatification of Pope John Paul II when no tickets or invitations are needed for the May 1 ceremony in St. Peter's Square. The Vatican lamented that there have been "unauthorized offers by some tour operators, especially on Internet, of assistance in procuring tickets, with a service charge.
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The doctors told Timothy Ellis that his wife, who had suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma, probably wouldn't make it out of Mercy Hospital alive. A priest gave Elizabeth Ellis last rites. Tim Ellis prayed in the hospital chapel and braced himself and their three children for the devastating news.
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Former Pope John Paul II will be beatified Sunday, May 1, at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Beatification is a precursor to sainthood. In order to be beatified, or blessed, supporters needed to prove, among other things, that John Paul II performed a miracle.
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VATICAN CITY - During his 2005 funeral Mass, crowds at the Vatican shouted for Pope John Paul II to be made a saint immediately, chanting "Santo Subito!" for one of the most important and beloved popes in history. His successor heard their call and on Friday, in the fastest process on record, set May 1 as the date for John Paul's beatification - a key step toward Catholicism's highest honor and a major morale boost for a church reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal.
