Blessed John Paul's beatification remembered one year later

VATICAN CITY, May 1, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Blessed Pope John Paul II has been remembered one year after his beatification with a candlelight prayer vigil at the site where he hosted World Youth Day 2000 in Rome.  Image available

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Benedict XVI: Be faithful to God like Bl. John Paul II

VATICAN CITY, May 2, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the first anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s beatification in St. Peter’s Square on May 1, 2011.  Image available

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First Reading:
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