Topic: Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz

Catholic bishops hold exorcism training, say interest rising but few priests can conduct riteCiting a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms.The two-day training, which ...
<div id="subtitle">Poland on Good Friday remembers John Paul 5 years after pope's death</div><div><p>Predominantly Catholic Poland is marking the fifth anniversary of the death of its native son, Pope John Paul II, along with the traditional ...
Pope John Paul II's private secretary reveals pontiff was lightly wounded in 1982 knife attackThe longtime private secretary of the late Pope John Paul II revealed in a film screened Thursday that the pope was lightly wounded in a 1982 knife ...
A film on the late pope John Paul II reveals that a crazed priest who tried to assassinate him with a bayonet in 1982 managed to reach him and draw blood with the weapon, a senior religious figure told AFP on Wednesday ...

Film on pope John Paul II to premiere at Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday will be treated to an advance screening of a film about his predecessor John Paul II based on the memoirs of the Polish pope's personal secretary Stanislaw Dziwisz. "Testimony" will ensure that "John Paul II is ...
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the pope's private secretary for 40 years, also restates his conviction that the Soviet Union was behind the assassination attempt on the pontiff in 1981 because he was seen as a threat to its power.. Dziwisz writes that ...