News for Beatification of Pope John Paul II ; Has Tony Blair been invited? Well, has he? He is undoubtedly the most recent highest-profile Tiber-swimmer in the world, and you’d think with all his post-prime-ministerial ‘doing God’ and Middle-East-envoying he’d have received an invitation to the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. Especially knowing how devout his wife is (on most things). And what about his successor, Gordon Brown? Surely the Vatican wouldn’t take its lead from Buckingham Palace and snub both former British prime ministers? Wasn’t it Mr Brown who actually invited Pope Benedict XVI to the UK on the first ever state visit by a pope (before Her Majesty even got a look-in)?BBC - John Paul II's coffin brought out before beatification
The Vatican has brought out Pope John Paul II's coffin in the crypt under St Peter's Basilica ahead of his beatification on Sunday. It was placed near St Peter's tomb, and will go on display before the main altar during the ceremony, after which it will be re-interred elsewhere. Read More....
Beatification of Pope John Paul II on GMA News TV
In 1995, GMA 7 was the official network that documented the inspiring visit of Pope John Paul II to the Philippines. He was a man of great charisma who was revered even by non-Catholics. His smile and benediction drew tears from the crowd who lined up the route of his Pope Mobile, never moving an inch despite the intense heat.
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John Paul II's relics draw faithful in Poland
The bloodstained, bullet-pocked sash worn by the late pope John Paul II during the failed 1981 attempt on his life is venerated as a relic in the heart of Catholic Poland. Even before the beatification on Sunday of the Polish-born pontiff -the penultimate step to sainthood -Poles already consider him "their" saint, and many flock to the revered Shrine of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, central Poland, to pay him homage. Read More....
Outcry as Mugabe is invited to attend pope's beatification
The Vatican yesterday said it had "nothing to hide" after it emerged that Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe, widely condemned over human rights abuses, would be among the dignitaries attending Sunday's beatification of Pope John Paul II.Read More....
Beatification of John Paul II Live on YouTube
May 1st and 1AM ET the first Polish successor to St. Peter becomes one step closer to becoming a saint. Current Pope Benedict XVI will preside over deceased Pope John Paul II’s Beatification ceremony six years and 29 days after his death (which, if you’re layman, seems like a long time to wait, but is actually a very fast clip for such religious practices). Read More....
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