“How difficult it is to forget the bang of the would-be assassin’s gunshots, which in a single moment could have put an end to this extraordinary pontificate,” Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said at a Mass marking the anniversary.
Polish pilgrims mark anniversary of attempt to assassinate St. John Paul II
Onetime Polish war refugee collects history so the world won’t forget
Julek Plowy and his family were forced from their home in Poland in 1940 by Soviet forces and sent to Siberia before arriving as World War II refugees in Mexico in 1943, aided by Catholic Relief Services.
Cathedral to be named for Mother Teresa
A cathedral named for St. Teresa of Kolkata is scheduled to be dedicated in Kosovo on the 20th anniversary of her death.
Man who survived Holocaust as child prepares WYD participants for Auschwitz
MONTREAL (CNS) — Leon Celemencki looked at the group of young adults heading to the World Youth Day celebration in Krakow, Poland, in July, asking about […]
St. Ben’s, St. John’s students pave way for World Youth Day
Ellie Vanasse, a senior at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, imagines herself looking out over a sea of 2 million young people immersed […]
Polish bishops press for full abortion ban
Poland’s Catholic bishops have called for a permanent ban on abortions to mark the anniversary of their country’s Christian conversion in A.D. 966. “Each person’s life […]