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Saying Goodbye to John Paul II: ‘I Miss You, Poppa!’
April 14, 2005I never thought I would e-mail Pope John Paul II, but when he was desperately ill, I could not resist. I realized there was little chance he would read the note, but I sent it anyway because I wanted to make some gesture, however small, to let him know how sorry I was that he […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 14, 2005)
April 14, 2005One of the frequent, if not favorite, questions that youngsters like to ask me is: “Is it fun being the Archbishop?” As we adults know, “having fun” is a major concern for young people. But it is interesting to understand what “having fun” means for a teenager. I suspect, if memory serves me well, for […]
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Giving Characterized The Life Of OLA Deacon
April 14, 2005It wasn’t often that Deacon Robert “Bob” Gresher won while playing poker with his buddies from Our Lady of the Assumption Church. “He was a great host and a good loser,” said Father William Seli, SM, former pastor of OLA, and the first organizer of the poker group, which started over 20 years ago. “We […]
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Memorial Mass Is Diverse, Ecumenical Gathering
April 14, 2005Solemn and respectful was the mood as Catholics and non-Catholics from around the metropolitan area gathered for the archdiocesan memorial Mass for Pope John Paul II, celebrated on Thursday, April 7, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, dressed in the deep red vestments connoting “feasts of the apostles,” presided at […]
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People Of God Encouraged To Pray For Cardinal Electors
April 14, 2005During the vacancy of the Apostolic See, and above all during the time of the election of the Successor of Peter, the Church is united in a very special way with her Pastors and particularly with the Cardinal electors of the Supreme Pontiff, and she asks God to grant her a new Pope as a […]
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Pope Praised For Ecumenical, Interfaith Dialogue
April 14, 2005A Protestant minister wearing a white robe and red stole, one among about 30 Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives, spoke a prayer of intercession for “our Holy Father” from the pulpit during a memorial Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King. In the congregation, young Turkish Muslims from the Istanbul Cultural Center came to […]
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Local Catholics Reflect On Pope’s Influence, Love
April 14, 2005Father Theodore Book arrived outside of Vatican City at 4:30 a.m. to get in line to pay his final respects to Pope John Paul II, and he passed before the pontiff’s body at 2:30 p.m. that day, after a peaceful 10-and-a-half hour wait. The parochial vicar at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, happened to […]
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Statistics Shared On Week Leading Up To Pope’s Funeral
April 14, 2005In the week following Pope John Paul II’s death, more than 3 million pilgrims descended on Rome to honor the late pontiff, a Vatican statement said. On April 12 the Vatican press office released a treasure trove of data from April 2, the day the pope died, through April 8, the day of his funeral. […]
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In Spiritual Testament, Pope Reflects On Life, Aging
April 14, 2005In his spiritual testament, Pope John Paul II reflected on the communist persecution of the church, the attempt to assassinate him, the fall of the Iron Curtain and his own aging. The College of Cardinals released an Italian translation of the Polish text April 7. As his 80th birthday approached in 2000, he said he […]
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As Conclave Approaches, Doors Close To Journalists
April 14, 2005During a 10-day period surrounding the death of Pope John Paul II, the Vatican practiced a remarkable degree of openness and enjoyed overwhelmingly positive press coverage of the pope’s legacy and the church’s activities. However, as the church prepared for one of its most secret events, the doors closed once again to journalists. On April […]