Mandziuk, Józef (Instytut Teologiczno-Pastoralny im. św. bpa Józefa Sebastiana Pelczara w Rzeszowie, 2005)
Pope John Paul II attached much importance to the role of saints in the life of the faithful pursuing salvation. He proclaimed 1445 blessed and 483 saints in his 26-year pontificate. This article focuses on portraits of saints whose canonization ceremony took place on 16 May 2004. John Paul II named six new saints including: 1. St Aloysius Orione – an apostle of love and mercy and servant of the poor; 2. St Annibale Maria Di Francia – a forerunner of the post-council vocation movement; 3. St Gianna Beretta Molla – a pro-lifer; 4. St Jose Manyanet y Vives – an apostle of the family; 5. St Nimatullah Al-Hardini – a Lebanese Maronite monk; 6. St Paola Elisabetta Cerioli – a guardian of orphans and children from neglected families.
