In the wake of the 100th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s birth, we recall the late pope’s tremendous contribution to bringing Catholic-Jewish relations to levels never before known.

Born as Karol Josef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland – where one quarter of the population at the time was Jewish – he was raised with Jewish childhood friends and was a witness to the Holocaust.

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“When I shrink from suffering, Jesus reproves me and tells me that He did not refuse to suffer. Then I say ‘Jesus, Your will and not mine’. At last I am convinced that only God can make me happy, and in Him I have placed all my hope…”
St. Gemma Galgani