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Saint John Paul II Academy (formerly Pope John Paul II High School) is a private, Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory secondary education institution run by the Eastern North America District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in a 30-acre (120,000 m 2) campus in East Boca Raton, Florida, adjacent to the main campus of Lynn University.
It was accepted by Pope John Paul II on March 13, 2002. [14] [15] John Paul II in September 2002 selected Bishop Seán O'Malley of the Diocese of Fall River as bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach. [16] After less than a year in office in Palm Beach, the pope appointed O'Malley as archbishop of Boston.
Karol Józef Wojtyła (junior) was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice near the city of Kraków in southern Poland, the youngest of three children. [1] His father was Karol Józef Wojtyła (senior), born on 18 July 1879 in Lipnik (now part of Bielsko-Biała). He was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a captain in the Polish ...
Ecclesia in America. Ecclesia in America is the apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II, published on 22 January 1999. The exhortation follows up on the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, which met in the Vatican from 16 November to 12 December 1997. It addresses the Church in the Americas .
February 8, 1988. Francesco Chiesa (1874–1946) Maria Elisabetta Renzi (1786–1859) Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier (1782–1856) Mary Potter (1847–1913) Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (1865–1942) Pierre Bienvenu Noailles (1793–1861)
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (funeral) Participants. The College of Cardinals (led by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger), various dignitaries worldwide. On 2 April 2005, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84. His funeral was held on 8 April, followed by the novendiales devotional in which the Catholic Church observed nine days of mourning.
An ailing John Paul II riding in the Popemobile in September 2004 in St. Peter's Square. When he became pope in 1978 at the age of 58, John Paul II was an avid sportsman. He was extremely healthy and active, jogging in the Vatican gardens, weight training, swimming, and hiking in the mountains.
United States. Pope John Paul II Memorial (Boston) Chicago (2) Wyandotte, Michigan. Denver. Hamtramck, Michigan.