Patrick Novecosky

Patrick Novecosky is a Virginia-based journalist, author, international speaker and pro-life activist. He met Pope St. John Paul II five times. His new book is "100 Ways John Paul II Changed the World."

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Opinion

April 6, 2025

The mission St. John Paul II calls us to fulfill, 20 years after he left us

Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless mercy and the treasures of our faith.

Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II: Catholicism's dynamic duo

Opinion

January 4, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II: Catholicism's dynamic duo

It should come as no surprise that Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II were of one mind on most issues.

Patrick Novecosky: Pope John Paul II assassination attempt – the secrets behind shooting 40 years ago

Opinion

May 13, 2021

Patrick Novecosky: Pope John Paul II assassination attempt – the secrets behind shooting 40 years ago

Forty years ago on Thursday, the world reeled in horror as news broke that a gunman had shot Pope John Paul II at point-blank range in St. Peter’s Square.