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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; [b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.
The approximate location of the shooting, marked by a stone tablet, in St. Peter's Square. On 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square.
Juan Pablo II may also refer to: Juan Pablo II Bridge, a bridge over the Biobio River in Chile; Liceo Juan Pablo II, a high school in Nancagua, Colchagua, Chile; Colegio Juan Pablo II, a school in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia; Juan Pablo II (2005 song) by El Tri off the album Más Allá del Bien y el Mal
Standing in the front row are, from left to right, President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan (represented as China), First Lady Marisa Letícia da Silva and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria, President Borislav Paravac of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and First Lady Elvira Salinas de Mesa and President ...
Pope John Paul II is a 1984 American biopic drama television film based on the life of Karol Wojtyła, from his early days as an activist in Poland to his installation as Pope John Paul II.
A monument to Pope John Paul II (Spanish: Monumento al Papa Juan Pablo II) is installed outside the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, in the historic center of Mexico City, Mexico. [ 1 ] References
Juan Ramon Segundo Meza (born January 25, 1963) is an American serial killer and rapist convicted of the 1986 murder of Vanessa Villa, 11, in Fort Worth, Texas.Segundo was arrested in 2005 after his DNA profile was found to match semen collected from Villa's crime scene.
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace (Italian: Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII, also known as John XXIII, Pope John XXIII and Pope John XXIII: The Pope Of Peace) is a 2002 Italian television movie directed by Giorgio Capitani. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic Pope John XXIII. [1] [2] [3]