Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II An Invitation to Prayer

Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, was born in Wadowice, Poland, in 1920. He studied literature and drama in Krakow and later worked at a stone quarry and at a chemical plant. During the German occupation of Poland in World War II he began preparing for the priesthood and was ordained in 1946. Wojtyla became bishop of Krakow in 1958, archbishop in 1964, and cardinal in 1967. He was elected Pope in 1978 and is the 264th bishop of Rome.Pope John Paul II is the author of 'Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II An Invitation to Prayer' with ISBN 9780743444392 and ISBN 0743444396.