Conference to explore life, death of Pope John Paul I

Experts from Europe and the United States will speak at an international conference focusing on the life of Pope John Paul I and his brief pontificate Oct. 12-13 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.

Speakers at the conference on “The True Pope John Paul I: A Man of Faith for Our Time” will include the pope’s niece, Pia Luciani; Italian journalist Stefania Falasca, one of the prime movers in his sainthood cause; and Paul Spackman of Corwen, Wales, author of “God’s Candidate: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul I.”

Lori Pieper, a secular Franciscan who has translated some of Pope John Paul I’s pre-papal writings for an upcoming book, “A Passionate Adventure: Living the Catholic Faith Today,” said the conference was organized to refute conspiracy theories about the pope’s death raised in books like David Yallop’s 1984 “In God’s Name” and John Cornwell’s 1989 “A Thief in the Night.” [more]

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