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World Leaders Voice Condolences Over Pope’s Death
April 7, 2005From the former president of Poland who said Pope John Paul II’s death was “as if Poland lost its mother,” to Cuba’s President Fidel Castro, who declared three days of mourning in the communist country, the world’s political leaders voiced appreciation for the late pope. “He looked after Poland as a mother looks after her […]
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Late Pope Described As Real Friend To U.S. Church
April 7, 2005Pope John Paul II was very interested in the U.S. church and understood it well, former top officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in interviews with Catholic News Service. Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore, who was president of the USCCB in 1992-95, when it was still known as the National Conference […]
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Province Bishops Share Memories, Praise For Pope
April 7, 2005In statements published in their diocesan newspapers or Web sites, the bishops of the Atlanta Province expressed their sorrow over the death of Pope John Paul II, while praising his pastoral leadership throughout his papacy. Bishop J. Kevin Boland of Savannah spoke of the times he was able to meet with the Holy Father. “I […]
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Local Church Leaders Praise Pope’s Witness, Wisdom
April 7, 2005Church leaders across the Atlanta Archdiocese were inspired by many aspects of Pope John Paul II’s exemplary Catholic life, from his philosophical writings and pastoral gentleness, to his work for peace and travels across religious and national boundaries worldwide to spread the good news of Christ. As the pope strove to revitalize the church and […]
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Dying Pope Preached Moving Sermon, Archbishop Says
April 7, 2005It was supposed to be a celebration, a Mass to officially welcome Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to the Cathedral of Christ the King. But a Mass held just a few hours after news was received of Pope John Paul II’s death April 2 quickly turned a celebratory occasion into a somber one. Black fabric draped […]
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Our Easter Journey: Running Back To Christ
April 7, 2005Lent was not going very well. I had tried to give up sweets, but after a few days, grew so depressed that I ripped open a bag of M&M’s® and gobbled them down like a drug addict, getting a fix. After that, I decided to switch to going without breakfasts instead. The second day, I […]
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Georgia Governor Marks Pope’s Death
April 7, 2005Gov. Sonny Perdue issued the following statement Saturday, April 2, regarding the passing of Pope John Paul II: “Mary and I wish to express our sadness at the passing of Pope John Paul II and our condolences to Archbishop Gregory and Georgia’s entire Catholic community of faith. Pope John Paul II was a beloved leader […]
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Archbishop Remembers ‘Gentle, Loving Shepherd’
April 7, 2005In a press conference held less than two hours after Pope John Paul II’s death, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that the church had lost “a most faithful pastor and teacher.” At the rectory of the Cathedral of Christ the King, in front of members of the secular media of Atlanta, Archbishop Gregory recounted his […]
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Prayer Vigil Brings Community Together In Prayer
April 7, 2005As word came that Pope John Paul II was gravely ill, archdiocesan Catholics flocked to the Cathedral of Christ the King to pray for their shepherd and to find comfort in community and in the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Hundreds of people crowded into the Cathedral Friday, April 1, for a prayer […]
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Pilgrim Pontiff Was World’s Apostle, Conscience
April 7, 2005Pope John Paul II, who died April 2 at age 84, was a voice of conscience for the world and a modern-day apostle for his church. To both roles he brought a philosopher’s intellect, a pilgrim’s spiritual intensity and an actor’s flair for the dramatic. That combination made him one of the most forceful moral […]