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UPDATED: Diocese rejoices in witnessing John Paul II's elevation to sainthood

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UPDATED: Diocese rejoices in witnessing John Paul II’s elevation to sainthood

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By Mary Stadnyk | Associate EditorOn a day filled with great joy, splendor and gratitude to God, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., joined the community of St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton, April 27 to commemorate the canonization St. John Paul II.In the presence of Father Jacek Labinski, pastor, other priests and hundreds of parishioners, most of…...