Word: popes
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...Pope John Paul II was the featured topic last night in DiGiovanni Hall at St. Paul's Church as George Weigel promoted Witness to Hope, his recently published biography of the current head of the Catholic Church...
Weigel first suggested the idea of a biography to the Pope's spokesperson a number of years ago, and after "phone calls and faxes across the Atlantic," the Pope finally invited him to a dinner during which he approved the idea...
...Communism's collapse] was a result of the revolution of conscience that [the Pope] excited in Europe," Weigel said, referring in part to John Paul II's historic visit to Poland...
...audience also heard Weigel's perspective on the Pope's contributions to democracy, freedom, humanism and religious tolerance...
...Pope John Paul II, CEO of 1 billion Catholics Skinny: High profile, but not really a hands-on peacemaker ODDS...