Pope John Paul II to be beatified May 1

Submitted on January 14, 2011
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John Thavis | Catholic News Service
Pope John Paul II greeted young people during a youth rally at the Kiel Center Jan. 26, 1999, during his pastoral visit to St. Louis. Pope Benedict XVI announced Jan. 14 that Pope John Paul II will be beatified on Divine Mercy Sunday, May. 1.
Pope John Paul II greeted young people during a youth rally at the Kiel Center Jan. 26, 1999, during his pastoral visit to St. Louis. Pope Benedict XVI announced Jan. 14 that Pope John Paul II will be beatified on Divine Mercy Sunday, May. 1.
Richard C. Finke
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II’s intercession, clearing the way for the late pope’s beatification on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope Benedict’s action Jan. 14 followed more than five years of investigation into the life and writings of the Polish pontiff, who died in April 2005 after more than 26 years as pope.

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