6.8K views · 179 reactions | Pope John Paul II at the old MIA airport aboard the Alitalia chartered flight January 12, 1995. Bobby Guanzon, Jessica Soho and Angelique Lazo covering for GMA 7. Lets watch this historical Papal visit for World Youth Day 1995. | View on the 3rd - Jojo Bailon | Facebook

14K views · 1.8K reactions | Today we celebrate the feast of Pope Saint John Paul II. It comes on the day he was installed to the Chair of Peter in 1978. Those of us who were blessed to live through his 27-year pontificate remember him and thank God for the gift that he was to the Church. | Timothy Cardinal Dolan | Facebook

Today we celebrate the Feast of Pope Saint John Paul II. When he visited Poland in June 1979, two-thirds of the country came to see him. That trip is known as the nine days that changed the world. While he celebrated Mass the crowd began to chant three words, “We want God.” | Timothy Cardinal Dolan

935K views · 26K reactions | Forty-four years ago, on May 13, 1981, an assassination attempt was made on Pope St. John Paul II's life in St. Peter’s Square. To commemorate Our Lady's intercession to save his life, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz—who at the time was the Polish Pope's secretary—celebrated Mass on Tuesday evening in St. Peter's Basilica. | Vatican News | Facebook

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square. He survived and stunned the world by forgiving his attacker. Forty-four years later, his act of mercy still asks us a question: who might we need to forgive today? #shalomworldnews #NewsUpdate #PopeJohnPaulII #stpeterssquare #survive #mercy #ATTACKER | Shalom World News