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The John Paul II Pontificate’s Center for Documentation and Research was established October 16, 1981 by the Holy Father. It operates within the John Paul II Foundation with its official seat at the Vatican and its headquarters at the John Paul II Home (“Polish Home”) in Via Cassia 1200 Rome, Italy.
The purpose of the activities of the Center is the documentation and research on the life and teachings of Karol Wojtyla – John Paul II and his pontificate. The archival, library and museum house a vast collection of works that challenge today’s scholars. In addition, and equally significant to note, the aforementioned works will be left as heritage for generations to come.
The collected documentation and research serve to popularize the works of John Paul II. Specifically, exhibits, organized conferences and sponsored symposiums with other institutions that share the same purposes are utilized in an effort to deliver John Paul II works to mainstream society.
The city of Rome, as headquarters of the Center, is an important testimony as to the presence of the Polish Church in the life of the Universal Church. At the same time it constitutes an area of dialogue between countries and cultures in the spirit of the Pontificate of John Paul II.
The purpose of the activities of the Center is the documentation and research on the life and teachings of Karol Wojtyla – John Paul II and his pontificate. The archival, library and museum house a vast collection of works that challenge today’s scholars. In addition, and equally significant to note, the aforementioned works will be left as heritage for generations to come.
The collected documentation and research serve to popularize the works of John Paul II. Specifically, exhibits, organized conferences and sponsored symposiums with other institutions that share the same purposes are utilized in an effort to deliver John Paul II works to mainstream society.
The city of Rome, as headquarters of the Center, is an important testimony as to the presence of the Polish Church in the life of the Universal Church. At the same time it constitutes an area of dialogue between countries and cultures in the spirit of the Pontificate of John Paul II.
