Patronage: World Youth Day, Young Catholics, Families, Poland, etc.
Feast: 22 October.

Ecumenical dialogue, defense of the peace, and the dignity of the man are daily engagements of his apostolic and pastoral Ministry. His several journeys in the five continents are a sign of his passion for freedom. Everywhere he left great messages, impressive liturgies, memorable gestures. Carol Wojtyla has ferried the humanity in the third millennium.