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Before John Paul II and his best-selling book and compact disc, before his 12 appearances on the cover of Time magazine and his internationally televised globe-trotting, the best-known, most widely covered Pope in recent times was John XXIII.
April 18, 1995
Pope John Paul II visit to South Florida
Sept. 15, 2014
LONDON – The pope who tried to modernize the Roman Catholic Church and the one who directed its moral force against godless communism will be officially declared saints next April, the Vatican announced Monday.
Sept. 30, 2013
Francis may have seen canonization of former pontiffs John Paul II and John XXIII as a chance to foster unity within the Catholic Church.
April 27, 2014
Opinion
Tim Rutten: Is Pope John Paul II fit for sainthood?
May 4, 2011
John Paul II and John XXIII canonized as saints
Pope John Paul II set Vatican milestones on path to sainthood
Everything about Pope John Paul II was larger than life: his constant globetrotting, his naming of 483 saints -- more than all his predecessors combined -- and his 27 years in office, making him one of the longest serving pontiffs.
Reporting From Vatican City -- Pope Francis proclaimed sainthood Sunday for two former pontiffs, John Paul II and John XXIII, marking the first time in the church’s long history that two ex-popes have been canonized at the same time.
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