Pope John Paul II

Pope in Nicaragua In 1983 Pope John Paul II made a short visit to Nicaragua for about eleven hours. Everybody was very anxious for the arrival of the pontiff. They also were curious about the speech that Pope II was going to pronounce. All, Christian, Catholics, and even people who didn’t practice any religion, members of the church or not, they were anxiously getting ready to welcome the pontiff. According to Envio- a digital magazine- “for more than a month, the Nicaraguan people became aware of the importance that this trip had for the entire country. Above all, they were becoming aware of the importance of the Pope's understanding of the Nicaraguan situation”. At that point, the Catholic people who wanted to…

Karol Wojtyla, better known as Saint Pope John Paul II, is one of many people who embody the themes of Catholic Social Teaching. Pope John Paul II was ordained as Pope on October 16, 1978. However, he showed the themes of Catholic Social Teaching throughout his entire life, from his youth until his final days. There are many ways that Pope John Paul II has shown in his life that he is truly a person that embodies the themes of Catholic Social Teaching. One of the many ways we see this…

philosophy. The thing is that faith evolves around everything and faith and reason are connected in many ways. In the encyclical Fides et Ratio (meaning Faith and Reason) written by Pope John Paul II we understand in a deeper level how faith and reason are interlocked. In Pope John Paul II first…

Karol Wojtyla was also known as Pope John Paul II. He was born in Wadowice, Poland which is the southern part on May 18th, 1920. He had one brother and both his mother and father. His mother died shortly after his birth in 1929, and his brother in 1932. His first communion was at age 9, which was right around his mother’s death. By age 18 he was confirmed into the church. His father an army officer was there to see him get confirmed and didn’t die until 1941. The pope is “the bishop of Rome as…

Pope John Paul II was a man who lived for the church. He worked endlessly to create a moral infrastructure in the present-day world. This occurred in his everyday life as the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church. He attempted to overthrow communism during his reign as Pope as well as sought to foster world peace. This man was truly one of the most important people in the free world and his home country Poland until the year 2005. Until this day, people remember him and spirit and still worship…

Throughout the history of the United States, several Popes have visited. Out of all these visits, Pope Francis' was the most like Pope John II's visit. While they were in America they did many of the same things. For example, both Popes went to New York and Washington, D.C. Although both papal visits to the U.S. were similar, they were a bit different from one another. When Pope John Paul II came to the United States he went to Alaska, Boston, Chicago, and Miami. In contrast, Pope Francis only…

Pope John XXIII initiated the Second Vatican Council in January of 1959. This came to a suprise for many as they believed that Ecumenical Council was an outdated method for change. However, Pope John XXIII believed this would be an effective way to make doctrinal changes. This Council brought about many changes to the Mass that were significant. Four changes that were momentous were the language change, the readings change, singing during Mass, and fasting times. Before the Second Vatican…

seminary held by the archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Sapieha, and was ordained in 1946. In 1964, Karol was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow by Pope Pius XII after his six years as Bishop of Ombi. Due to his contributions in Vatican II, Pope Paul VI made him a cardinal three years later in 1967. Karol Wojtyla became the Church’s first non Italian pope in more than 400 years on October 16, 1978, taking the name John Paul II after John Paul I, whose papacy lasted only a couple months. He became…

Pope John Paul ii was born on the 18 of May 1920 in Wadowice Poland. He was ordained at the age of 26, and soon after, he became Bishop of Ombi, he accomplished this at age 38. He was named a cardinal in 1967 by Pope Paul VI at age 41. 11 years after he became a cardinal, he won the Papacy, making him the first non-Italian Pope in over 400 years. In 2005, Pope John Paul ii unfortunately passed away, 8 years later it was announced he would become a saint. Pope John Paul ii was a huge advocate…

In Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II is adamant that companies respect the rights of workers, especially regarding just wages. Just wages are important as they are tools to advance the common good by giving everyone sustainable access to the resources that they need. Pope John Paul II specifically argues in favor of a family wage which is “a single salary given to the head of the family for his work, sufficient for the needs of the family without the other spouse having to take up gainful…