John Paul II – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:58:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png John Paul II – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Pope Francis declares John Paul II and John XXIII saints https://www.theinfostride.com/pope-francis-declares-john-paul-ii-and-john-xxiii-saints/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38753 Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church's newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history. "We declare and define as saints…

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]]> Pilgrims and dignitaries flock to Rome for double papal sainthood fete https://www.theinfostride.com/pilgrims-and-dignitaries-flock-to-rome-for-double-papal-sainthood-fete/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 12:47:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38558 Pilgrims and dignitaries from the world over streamed into Rome a day before John Paul II and John XXIII are named saints in the first ever double papal canonisation. In front of the Vatican Saturday, families and groups of scouts armed with folding…

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]]> Vatican super-charges social media for sainting of John Paul II https://www.theinfostride.com/vatican-super-charges-social-media-for-sainting-of-john-paul-ii/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:45:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32290 The Vatican is turning to social media to reach out to the millions of pilgrims expected to attend the canonisation of John Paul II, the Polish pope who attained rock star status by the time he died in 2005. Rome police expect up to five million people…

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