The Religious Family of the Incarnate Word celebrating the feast day of Pope St. John Paul II

'Those who are incorporated in the Catholic Church ought to sense their privilege and for that very reason their greater obligation of bearing witness to the faith and to the Christian life as a service to their brothers and sisters and as a fitting response to God. They should be ever mindful that "they owe their distinguished status not to their own merits but to Christ's special grace; and if they fail to respond to this grace in thought, word and deed, not only will they not be saved, they will be judged more severely."' Pope John Paul II

Arguably the 20th Century's two most influential Catholics, Pope John Paul II and Padre Pio, not only met one another but established a spiritual bond that culminated with the former canonising the latter in 2002 A young Karol Wojtyła attended Pio's Mass in 1948 and also confession with the famous friar In 1962, Bishop Wojtyła attended the Second Vatican Council He had received word of a mother of four from Poland, a concentration camp survivor, who had cancer Wojtyła had a letter hand delivered to Pio, asking for him to pray for the woman to have healing Pio said 'I cannot say not to this one. Keep this letter' to Angelo Battisti, who had delivered the letter At a scan a few days later, it was revealed that her tumour had completely disappeared Wojtyła wrote again to Pio and thanked him a few weeks later: We give thanks to God and also to you, Venerable Father. 'I express my sincere thanks on behalf of the lady, her husband and the whole family. In Christ, Karol Wojtyla, Capitular Bishop of Krakow' Pope John Paul II canonised Padre Pio in 2002

Formula 1 Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez is a devoted Catholic who has photos of Pope John Paul II and Our Lady of Guadalupe in his car each race.

AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT POLAND, 2 APRIL 2005 A football match involving Lech Poznan was abandoned after ultras demanded the referee stop play out of respect for Pope John Paul II on news of his death Fans sang the National Anthem as players prayed and wept on the pitch

Pope John Paul II ringing in the new Millennium in Saint Peter's Square

When Pope John Paul II held World Youth Day at Tor Vergata in 2000, a young man rushed the stage to speak with the pontiff

Pope John Paul II singing the Pater Noster in Saint Peter's Basilica

Crowd: 'John Paul II, we love you' John Paul II: 'John Paul II, he loves you'

'Dear fellow-countrymen, will this Pope, blood of your blood, bone of your bone, sing with you, and with you he will exclaim: May the glory of the Lord last for ever!' Pope John Paul II in 1979 in Gniezno, Poland

Pope John Paul II praying at the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania

Pope John Paul II and Fr.Robert Prevost

USA 🇺🇸 🚨 Archbishop James R. Golka has led a number of Catholic bishops in praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office

🚨 POPE LATEST Pope Leo XIV has encouraged young people to sign up to World Youth Day in Seoul Up to 3 million young people are expected at the event 'In Seoul, you will meet young people from all across the world, representing a beautiful and rich variety of languages and cultures. Yet, despite these differences, and indeed because of your God-given diversity, you will experience an even greater sense of unity, for we are all members of the one Body of Christ'

'We've already lost 26 of the 32 counties because of the influence of Papists' 🇮🇪 🇻🇦

'Young people of America, do not be afraid. The deepest joy there is in life is the joy that comes from God' Pope John Paul II

'America, defend LIFE' Pope John Paul II gave a stirring defence of the right to life with Bill Clinton standing a foot away from him in Denver in 1993

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🚨 The Irish State has SUSPENDED their SINISTER ad which campaigned for grandparents to seek CONSENT before showing affection to their own grandchildren Under the current government, elder abuse has EXPLODED

Fine Gael have overseen the largest escalation in elder abuse in the history of the Irish State This new ad, demanding that elderly relatives seek consent to show affection to their grandchildren, is part of a wider programme of dehumanisation of the elderly that is designed to normalise Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide