Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and

sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.

He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978

which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been

elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days.

Online resources

Online resources

Pope John Paul II St. John Paul II, Latin Johannes Paulus, original name Karol Józef Wojtyła, (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22), the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church (1978–2005), the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first from a Slavic country. St. John Paul II. (2020). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II

Vatican's McCarrick Report Casts A Dark Cloud Over Pope John Paul II's Legacy The youngest Pope of the 20th Century was born near Krakow, Poland, in 1920. As a young man he excelled at sports, including soccer and skiing. He also had a great love for the theatre and, at one time, seriously considered becoming an actor. A biography of Pope John Paul II. NPR. (2020). Vatican's McCarrick Report Casts A Dark Cloud Over Pope John Paul II's Legacy. https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/937981411/vaticans-mccarrick-report-casts-a-dark-cloud-over-pope-john-paul-iis-legacy

Podcasts

John Paul II: His life and thought A series of podcast episodes relating to John Paul II. Podtail. (2020). John Paul II: His life and thought [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://podtail.com/en/podcast/pope-john-paul-ii-his-life-and-thought/

Books in the library

This list is not exhaustive. Check the assessment shelf and library catalogue for further material.

Videos

Rome Reports. (2014, April 25). John Paul II: A look back at the life of a saint [YouTube]. Retrieved 7 July 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flOvqkBfavE