John Paul II’s Biographer Says Late Pope Is a Model for Catholics in Fighting Antisemitism
Weigel’s keynote address followed panel discussions on the Catholic approach to antisemitism throughout history and since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
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Pope Francis’ ‘Lifewatch’ Encapsulates the Real Work of the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.
Jimmy Carter Deserves More Credit for Refocusing Foreign Policy on Human Rights
COMMENTARY: The late president played a vital but often overlooked role, alongside Pope John Paul II, in keeping moral pressure on the Soviet Union and other repressive regimes.
25 Years Ago, John Paul II Led Us Across the Threshold of Hope
COMMENTARY: The quiet of Christmas Eve and the revelry of New Year’s marked a great moment of history with Pope St. John Paul the Great.
How St. John Paul II Helped Bring Down the Berlin Wall: 35 Years Later
The Polish pope, canonized by Francis in 2014, demonstrated throughout his life that faith and peaceful resistance could overcome seemingly immovable obstacles — even walls that divided nations.
Meditation on a Roman Pizza
COMMENTARY: If the goal is evangelizing a broken world with the healing, saving message of the Gospel, my bet is on the Pizza Group.
Can John Paul II and Catholic Women Save Authentic Feminism?
COMMENTARY: Authentic feminism, as envisioned by John Paul II, empowers women to embrace their unique role in building a civilization of love.
The Metaphysics of Martyrdom: How Benedict XVI Viewed ‘Veritatis Splendor’
COMMENTARY: Pope John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical reminds us to pray that we be more willing to die than to lie, cheat, steal, fornicate or commit adultery, let alone burn incense in front of an idol.
‘Crossing the Threshold of Hope’ After 30 Years
COMMENTARY: Pope John Paul II spoke to the world as one who, over a lifetime of reflection, had found the truth that makes other truths make sense in Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of God’s self-revelation to the world.
‘Witness to Hope’ 25 Years Later
COMMENTARY: A quarter-century later, the memory of that silent embrace remains.
