Paul II

noun

1. ( Pietro Barbo ) 1417–71, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1464–71.

Example Sentences

Three years later, U2 lead singer Bono, singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and Jones met with Pope John Paul II as part of an effort to erase the debt load shouldered by third world nations.

From Los Angeles Times

In this warm and witty track from his album “Closer to the Bone,” he utilizes that grizzled perspective to redouble his support for Sinéad O’Connor, whom he famously defended after she was attacked for ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps we should start with a quote from Leonard Leo, speaking in 2022, as he accepted the John Paul II New Evangelization Award at an event held by the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C.:

From Slate

The late Pope John Paul II spent just five hours in the city state in 1986, which included officiating Mass at the old National Stadium.

From BBC

This is the first papal trip to Timor-Leste since Pope John Paul II visited in 1989, when the country was still under Indonesian occupation.

From BBC