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Great, Humble Pray Farewell To Beloved Pope
April 14, 2005Pope John Paul II “offered his life for his flock and for the entire human family,” the dean of the College of Cardinals told hundreds of thousands of people gathered April 8 for the pope’s funeral Mass and burial. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the dean, presided over the Mass concelebrated by 157 of the world’s 183 […]
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Credit Union To Award Donoghue Scholarship
April 10, 2005The Catholic division of the Georgia Federal Credit Union is holding an essay contest to find the recipient of the 2010 Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship, an annual scholarship that awards $1,500 to the first-place winner and $1,000 to the runner up. Senior high school students in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are invited to participate. […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 7, 2005)
April 7, 2005I have received so many verbal, written and electronic expressions of condolence and sympathy at the death of Pope John Paul II. Each in its own way has been a source of great comfort and helped me to realize the extent of this great man’s outreach and influence well beyond the Catholic Church. These expressions […]
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Atlanta Jewish Community Remembers Pope
April 7, 2005The American Jewish Committee, an international Jewish organization that has advanced inter-religious understanding worldwide for more than half a century, worked with the pope directly on numerous occasions at the Vatican. The executive director of the group’s Atlanta chapter, Sherry Frank, noted the passing of Pope John Paul II with this statement. “The American Jewish […]
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Jewish Expressions Of Condolence Unprecedented
April 7, 2005The April 2 death of Pope John Paul II brought an absolutely unprecedented outpouring of condolences, thanks, praise and blessing from religious leaders of the Jewish community. Their comments indicated how deeply Catholic-Jewish relations have been affected worldwide by the Catholic Church’s first Polish pope—who as a youth personally experienced the tragedy of the Nazi […]
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Slowed By Age, Pope Refused To Give Up World Travels
April 7, 2005Although slowed by age and infirmity before he died, Pope John Paul II refused to give up one of his favorite pastoral duties: traveling the globe. Visiting 129 countries on 104 trips outside Italy, he redefined the nature of the papacy and its once-stable ministry. Earlier popes were carried on chairs at the Vatican; this […]
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He Challenged Americans, But Found Common Ground
April 7, 2005Often presented as a face-off between the world’s remaining superpower and the world’s premier moral authority, U.S.-Vatican relations under Pope John Paul II in reality included major moments of collaboration. In the same way, relations between the Vatican and Catholics in the United States often were painted as stormy, but U.S. Catholics’ participation in church […]
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Pope Urged U.S. Catholics To Use Freedom Responsibly
April 7, 2005n Pope John Paul II’s seven visits to the United States, he continually urged Catholics to use their freedom responsibly and to preserve the sacredness and value of human life. In football stadiums in New York and California, a Hispanic barrio in Texas, a historic farm in Iowa and dozens of cathedrals, the pope challenged […]
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Church Prelates Hail Pope As Human Rights’ Champion
April 7, 2005Church leaders from around the world hailed the late Pope John Paul II as a force for peace who touched the lives of Christians and non-Christians alike. Bishops from the Third World or conflict-ridden areas spoke of how Pope John Paul used the power of the papacy to draw the world’s attention to their plight. […]
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Pope Already Considered Pivotal In Communism’s Demise
April 7, 2005In the view of many political commentators, history will best remember Pope John Paul II as the spiritual godfather of communism’s demise. Although he refused to claim personal credit for the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and its decline elsewhere around the globe, the pope was keenly aware that his moral prodding—especially in his […]