Blessed Pope John Paul II
John Paul II is the great hero of post-war Catholicism and his critics can shut it
If any figure deserves to be ‘fast-tracked’ to canonisation, it is the fast-tracker himself
Woman recounts miracle after watching John Paul II beatification on TV
Costa Rican mother of four was told she only had a month to live
‘Francis effect’ inspires boom in sales of papal merchandise
Popular items include Pope Francis ‘onesies’, T-shirts, cufflinks, shot glasses, and cocktail shakers
Catholics around the world mourn Nelson Mandela
Catholics supported former South African president’s struggle against apartheid
Pope Francis to consecrate the world to Immaculate Heart of Mary
The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima to be brought to the Vatican for Marian celebration
Costa Rican woman speaks of John Paul II miracle
Floribeth Mora Diaz recovered from apparently fatal illness after hearing voice of pope
Pope calls John XXIII ‘model of holiness’ on 50th anniversary of death
John XXIII died on June 3 1963
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Blood-stained cassock of Blessed John Paul II to be venerated in London
Piece of cassock soaked in a vial of the late pope’s blood is being flown from Ireland today
