Pope John Paul I beatification

2022 - 9 - 5

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Pope John Paul I moves closer to sainthood (TVP World)

Beatification is the last step before sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. While the ceremony was carried out, the Vatican still had to dismiss lingering ...

"With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord," Francis said in his homily, speaking as people huddled under umbrellas in a thunderstorm. At first, the Vatican, uneasy saying two women had entered the pope's bed chambers, said he was found lifeless by a priest. Beatification is the last step before sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.

John Paul I, who served as pope for 33 days, moves a step closer to ... (NPR)

The ceremony in St. Peter's Square on Sunday constituted the last formal step in the Vatican before possible sainthood for Albino Luciani, an Italian who ...

First it said that a priest who served as his secretary found him, but later acknowledged John Paul was found dead by one of the nuns who brought him his customary morning coffee. The Vatican said John Paul died of a heart attack, but no autopsy was done. Now a young woman, Candela Giarda told a Vatican press conference last week via a video message that she had wanted to attend the ceremony but couldn't because she recently broke a foot working out in a gym.

Pope Francis beatifies his predecessor John Paul I (The Guardian)

Pontiff praises 'the smiling pope' in public ceremony in Vatican marking last formal step before canonisation.

But a local priest took “the initiative to invoke Pope Luciani”, the Vatican added, and she recovered. The absence of an autopsy to determine the cause of death also helped fuel speculation. The pope added that John Paul lived “without compromise” and had also “conquered the temptation” to put himself “at the centre or to seek glory”. “With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord,” he said during mass. Despite initially claiming he had been found by a priest who served as his secretary, it later acknowledged he had been found dead by one of the nuns who used to bring him his morning coffee. Pope Francis has beatified John Paul I, the happy and humble pontiff known as “the smiling pope”, whose

Pope beatifies John Paul I: May he obtain for us the 'smile of the soul' (Vatican News)

Pope Francis presided over the beatification Mass of Pope John Paul I, recalling how his smile communicated the goodness of the Lord. He encouraged ...

Many in the crowds recounted in the Gospel reading were hoping Jesus would become their leader and free them from their enemies, the Pope observed, someone who could easily fix all their problems. The Pope explained that God's way is different, as he does not exploit our needs or vulnerabilities, or offer easy promises and favours. Recalling the example of the "smiling pope," John Paul I, Pope Francis presided over his beatification in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday.

Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I (Manila Bulletin)

A crowd of several thousand including Italian President Sergio Mattarella gathered under umbrellas through a thunderstorm to listen to the beatification mass — ...

The last Italian pope, he was seen as a man of consensus, of humility and simplicity and a strong sense of pastoral duty. Many have since discounted this and biographer Christophe Henning said the swirling rumours can be explained by the sudden nature of his death and the “calamitous communication” by the Vatican at the time. The death of John Paul I death sparked intense speculation as to the cause, from suicide — he seemed reluctant to take on the position of pope — to murder, allegedly by those who opposed his plans to reform the church, particularly the powerful Vatican bank. John Paul I, the son of a bricklayer from the Dolomite mountains and a particularly warm and pastoral figure, was elected pope on August 26, 1978, at the age of 65. “With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord,” said Pope Francis during Sunday’s mass. VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called “Smiling Pope” who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before dying in contested circumstances.

John Paul I, 'Smiling Pope' for a month, moves towards sainthood (Rappler)

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul I, who died in 1978 after only 33 days as pontiff, moved closer to sainthood on Sunday, September 4, with the Vatican still ...

Two nuns of the papal household who heard no response to knocks on his door at 5:20 am on September 29 to bring coffee found him dead in his bed. It was a natural death. Although widely debunked, the idea of a pope being murdered in his bedroom in the 20th century irresistibly entered the collective consciousness and in the film “The Godfather Part III,” a pope named John Paul I was killed with poisoned tea. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people. Pope Francis beatified his predecessor at a ceremony in St. “With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord,” Francis said in his homily, speaking as people huddled under umbrellas in a thunder storm.