Speaking by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Leo XIV expresses his "deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region," and calls for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
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On a day like this - October 14, 1978, Karol Wojtyla entered the Conclave with the other Cardinals to elect the successor of Pope John Paul I. He entered the conclave as Cardinal Carol Wojtyla and came out as Pope John Paul II.
@psychemxcv Yes! He is so beautiful, elegant, charming, and unique in every single photo. He always stands out in a crowd. When he's with JP2, he becomes even more adorable by contrast.☺️
루폴딩의 산에서 드린 미사인데 알프스 산맥이라고 함.
Den gefallenen Kolpingsöhnen 라고 써잇는거 같다고 ai가 그러길래 찾아봤는데 콜핑이라는 신부가 만든 가톨릭 청년 단체 콜핑 협회가 있다고 함. 꽤 큰 곳인가 본데 전사한 소속 청년들 위한 미사인가?
vroom vroom… but very quietly today 🥺
My favorite passenger @Pontifex is resting in the hospital and I miss our little rides around the square.
Get well soon, Holy Father… your Popemobile is waiting with a full tank!
#GetWellPope#PopemobileMissesYou
THE REMARKABLE BOND BETWEEN JOHN PAUL II AND BENEDICT XVI
• 1962-1965: Both participated in the Second Vatican Council but in different roles. Karol Wojtyła (John Paul II) participated as a bishop of Poland, contributing to the Council’s discussions and documents. Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) participated as a young theologian and peritus (expert adviser).
• 1978: They first met personally during the pre-conclave meetings and conclave that elected Pope John Paul I. A friendship began to develop.
• 1981: John Paul II appointed Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, beginning a close collaboration that lasted nearly 24 years.
• 2005: As John Paul II lay dying, Ratzinger visited him. Their final meeting took place on the eve of the Pope’s death.
• 2 April 2005: John Paul II died. Ratzinger, then Dean of the College of Cardinals, became a central figure in the Church’s mourning.
• 8 April 2005: Ratzinger presided over his friend’s funeral Mass, delivering a moving homily that honoured the late Pope’s life and ministry.
• 19 April 2005: Just 11 days after the funeral, Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XVI.
In October 1978, 58-year old Cardinal Karol Wojtyła arrived in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul I and the Conclave to elect his successor.
Before leaving Poland, the communist authorities confiscated his diplomatic passport, leaving him with only his tourist passport. One provincial secretary of the Communist Party warned him: “Go, go. When you return, we will settle accounts.”
But Karol did not seem worried. At the airport, a television crew awaited him, and he looked around with a calm, almost amused expression as the cameras followed him.
They Communist authorities were waiting for him in Poland but they didn't know that God had a bigger plan for him. The next time he returned to Poland, he returned as Pope John Paul II.