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The Scriptural Way of the Cross or Scriptural Stations of the Cross is a modern version of the ancient Christian, especially Catholic, devotion called the Stations of the Cross. This version was inaugurated on Good Friday 1991 by Pope John Paul II. The Scriptural version was not intended to invalidate the traditional version.
The stations themselves must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses—pictures alone do not suffice—and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect stations. [29] Pope John Paul II led an annual public prayer of the Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on Good Friday.
Unlike the traditional form of the Stations of the Cross—though in common with the revised form of that devotion introduced by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday 1991—all the Stations of the Resurrection are based on scripturally-recorded incidents contained in the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.
As bishop of Rome, Pope John Paul II was a tireless advocate for interreligious dialogue, and lead the Catholic Church in its implementation of the Vatican Council II documents Nostra aetate and Dignitatis humanae, including profound work for the healing of memories, outreach to the Jewish community, and establishing the Assisi interreligious ...
According to Pope John Paul II, rosary devotions are "among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation." [ 2 ] From its origins in the twelfth century the rosary has been seen as a meditation on the life of Christ, and it is as such that many popes have approved of and encouraged its recitation.
Christifideles laici (Ecclesiastical Latin: [kristifiˈdeles ˈla.itʃi]) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II, signed in Rome on December 30, 1988.It is summary of the teaching that arose from the 1987 synod of bishops on the vocation and mission of the laity in the church and the world.
Pope John Paul II knew about sexual misconduct allegations against disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick years before he was removed from priesthood, according to a new report released Tuesday ...
Pope John Paul II on 12 August 1993 in Denver (Colorado) Pope John Paul II made many apologies. During his long reign as Pope, he apologized to Jews, women, people convicted by the Inquisition, Muslims killed by the Crusaders and almost everyone who had suffered at the hands of the Catholic Church over the years. [1]