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The Secrets of Saint John Paul

This documentary details previously unknown correspondence between Pope John Paul II, now Saint John Paul II in the Catholic Church, and an American woman. Through the course of hundreds of letters over three decades, a deep and close relationship began between the then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyla and Polish-American philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka continued after he was elected Pope John Paul II.

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The Secrets of Saint John Paul

Premiered April 05, 2016
The Secrets of Saint John Paul

Explore the life of a saint, Pope John Paul II, as revealed through his letters to a Polish-American woman. They tell an intimate side of his life kept secret for decades by the Vatican. For the first time, these letters will be made public.

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