Tag: John Paul I
The First John Paul
Vatican City, Nov 17, 2017 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Last week Albino Luciani, better known by his papal name, John Paul I, took the next step on the path to sainthood. Yet apart from the fame garnered by various theories that sprouted due to the enigmatic nature of his death, for many little is… Read More ›
The Lord does not take a holiday.
Though we may go on vacation, the Lord does not take a holiday. His day is Sunday. He wants it kept, not profaned in any case, both for His own external respect and for our own interest. When I say “His day,” I don’t mean only that fragment of a day spent hearing Mass. The… Read More ›
Vacation: A Time to get closer to God and fellowman
It is said that one travels to learn , to broaden one’s culture, to be able, at the right time, to carry on a conversation honorably, to extend one’s spirit with foreign beauties of art and nature. All this is true, provided the journey is made calmly, with opportune rests, with the necessary preparation, with… Read More ›
Benedict XVI recalls humility of John Paul I on the 30th anniversary of his death
Vatican City, Sep 28, 2008 / 08:38 am (CNA).- On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of John Paul I, Pope Benedict I dedicated his Sunday Angelus to the Pontiff whose reign lasted 33 days. Speaking from a balcony in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict recalled… Read More ›
Pope John Paul I sainthood cause moves forward
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2006 / 12:00 am (CNA).- The diocesan phase of the beatification process of Pope John Paul I, who reigned for only 33 days, came to completion on Saturday at the cathedral of his native diocese of Belluno. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of the Saints gave its permission to open… Read More ›