Pope Paul VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
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| 2020 |
Pope John Paul II
A report was released detailing the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Theodore McCarrick, which prompted some to call for John Paul II's sainthood to be revoked.
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| September 2020 |
Pope John Paul II
Poland unveiled a sculpture of John Paul II outside the National Museum in Warsaw, depicting him holding a meteorite. In the same month, a relic containing his blood was stolen from the Spoleto Cathedral in Italy.
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| May 7 2020 |
Pope John Paul II
The Holy See approved opening the diocesan phase of the beatification cause for Pope John Paul II's parents.
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| October 10 2019 |
Pope John Paul II
The Archdiocese of Kraków and the Polish Episcopal Conference approved nihil obstat for opening the beatification cause of Pope John Paul II's parents, Karol Wojtyła Sr. and Emilia Kaczorowska.
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| 2018 |
Ralph Sherwin
The Ralph Sherwin Catholic church in Chellaston was demolished to make space for a Lidl supermarket.
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| July 2012 |
Pope John Paul II
A Colombian man, Marco Fidel Rojas, testified to being miraculously cured of Parkinson's disease after meeting John Paul II in Rome.
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| May 3 2011 |
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John Paul II's remains were interred in the marble altar in Pier Paolo Cristofari Chapel of St. Sebastian, in a more prominent location to allow more pilgrims to view his memorial.
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| May 1 2011 |
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John Paul II was beatified in a mass at St. Peter's Square.
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| April 29 2011 |
Pope John Paul II
John Paul II's coffin was disinterred from the grotto beneath St. Peter's Basilica in preparation for his beatification.
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| January 14 2011 |
Pope John Paul II
The Vatican confirmed the miracle involving Sister Marie Simon-Pierre and announced John Paul II's beatification would occur on May 1st.
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