Fr. Mirosław Kalinowski, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, launched the appeal Oct. 12, as the centenary of the Polish pope's birth is marked around the world.

At 26 years, the papacy of John Paul II is the longest in modern times and the most eventful. The Polish-born pontiff, now 84 years old, has weighed in on prominent political and social debates ...

John Paul II wanted to say, “Cultivate that.” It’s needed in every area of life — teachers, doctors, lawyers. The whole world needs the compassion and empathy that a woman will bring.

In the presence of 17,000 people at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the necessity of the Resurrection “in the mystery of salvation” to understand the teaching of St. Paul.

Pope John Paul I walks at the Vatican in 1978. In a preface to a book of the late pope’s teachings, Pope Francis said they highlight “the simple walking in faith of the apostles.” (Credit ...