Beatification of Pope John Paul II Rome 16 October 2010
Cause for Beatification and Canonization of the servant of God Karol Józef Wojtyła, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and his father, a non-commissio-ned army officer died in 1941 ..................... On January 13, 1964, he was nominated Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who made him a cardinal June 26, 1967. Besides taking part in Vatican Council II with an important contribution to the elaboration of the Constitution Gaudium et spes, Cardinal Wojtyła participated in all the assemblies of the Synod of Bishops. He was elected Pope on October 16, 1978 and on October 22 began His Universal Pastoral Ministery in the Church. | |

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ALETOUR Italy advisor