Krakow, Poland: A thief on June 18 returned the relics of a 19th-century Polish saint who inspired St. John Paul II and apologized for taking them. St. Joseph’s Church in the Podgórze district of Kraków, southern Poland, announced on its Facebook page June 18 that the relics of St. AlbertContinue Reading
Brittany, France: A statue that was erected to honour the late Pope John Paul II has become the centre of a diplomatic crisis . France’s top administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat ruled in favour of the removal of a cross that is on a statue of John Paul in prayer citingContinue Reading
By: Fr. Mervyn Carapiet Mother’s Day began in the United States in 1870. We owe it to Julia Ward Howe, the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Initially it was named Mother’s Peace Day. It was to be a day when mothers would applaud peace and strive for it. InContinue Reading
Washington: Ahead of next year’s World Youth Day in Krakow, the long-time secretary for Pope John Paul II explained how the saint inspired a generation even though many never saw him in person. “The thing that was attractive, that attracted young people to John Paul II, was not even whatContinue Reading
