{"id":101731,"date":"2026-07-31T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101731"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:10:48","slug":"st-john-paul-ii-retreat-house-to-open-in-nations-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/st-john-paul-ii-retreat-house-to-open-in-nations-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Exerzitienhaus St. Johannes Paul II. er\u00f6ffnet in der Hauptstadt des Landes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A retreat house inspired by the life and ministry of St. John Paul II is set to open its doors next to the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.Inspired by the retreats of Father Karol Wojty\u0142a \u2014 later Pope John Paul II \u2014 the St. John Paul II Retreat House will offer Catholic group retreats in a prayerful setting.The house, which is a pastoral initiative of the Knights of Columbus, will be unveiled and blessed on Aug.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retreat house inspired by the life and ministry of St. John Paul II is set to open its doors next to the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.Inspired by the retreats of Father Karol Wojty\u0142a \u2014 later Pope John Paul II \u2014 the St. John Paul II Retreat House will offer Catholic group retreats in a prayerful setting.The house, which is a pastoral initiative of the Knights of Columbus, will be unveiled and blessed on Aug.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":101737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67241,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/5-ways-st-john-paul-ii-changed-the-catholic-church-forever\/","url_meta":{"origin":101731,"position":0},"title":"5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezember 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today\u2019s World Youth Day. \/ Credit: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Oct 22, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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