Optional Memorial
Saint John Paul II
- Feast day
- October 22
- Patron of
- World Youth Day and families
- Origin
- Polish
Life
Pope John Paul II was one of the longest-serving popes, known for his role in ending Communism in Eastern Europe, his extensive travels, his outreach to other religions, and his voluminous theological writings.
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