It is now nine years since Blessed Pope John Paul II called St
Josemaria "the patron saint of ordinary life". A two-minute videoclip
shows moments from the canonization ceremony in St Peter's Square,
October 6, 2002.
On April 19, 2005 after two signals of black smoke, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope. His name Benedict XVI was announced and his first words: “After the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.”
Josemaria "the patron saint of ordinary life". A two-minute videoclip
shows moments from the canonization ceremony in St Peter's Square,
October 6, 2002.