A Message from the

Deputy Director:

Dr. Hugh Dempsey

Throughout the world, people are setting up crèches and trees for Christmas.  We at the Center are doing the same.  We invite everyone to celebrate the Christmas season here with us beginning on December 5, the opening of our annual crèche exhibit, “Joy to the World: Celebrating Pope John Paul II’s Marian Spirituality.”  Our exhibit of over two hundred crèches from throughout the world represents one of the largest displays in the metropolitan D.C. area and reflects one of the purposes of the center: intercultural relations.

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Faithful in Washington and Bethlehem share a Christmas message for peace

Our Lady of America

The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center welcomes pilgrimage groups to visit the Center and venerate this statue of Our Lady of America. 

Dr. Dempsey and the staff commented about the majestic beauty of this statue and warmly welcomed her into the Center. Initially gracing the rotunda entrance of the Center, Our Lady of America has been moved to a new venue where pilgrims will have the opportunity to not only see the statute but also partake in quiet, reflective, and meditative moments.  Our Lady now occupies a grotto-like setting in the Lower Lobby of the Center.

Papal and Polish Heritage Room

The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center reopened its Papal and Polish Heritage Room to the public.  Never before seen photographs, video footage, artwork, and personal memorabilia from Pope John Paul’s childhood through his Papacy tells the story of the first Polish Pope and one the World’s greatest spiritual leaders.

Holy Land Arab Christians:

Faith and Culture Exhibit

Arab Christians represent some
of Christianity’s oldest faith traditions as
descendants of the first people to be called
“Christian”. These brothers and sisters in
faith have been spiritual monuments to Jesus
Christ’s earthly ministry since the time of the first Pentecost (Acts 2:11). They are the ‘living stones’ in the land of the incarnation.

HOLIDAY HOURS

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY

CLOSED January 19, 2009 

INAUGURATION DAY

CLOSED January 20, 2009 

MARCH FOR LIFE

OPEN 9 AM to 8 PM on January 21, 2009 to welcome our friends and supporters; January 22 hours are 8 am until 6 pm.

Divine Mercy Mass in honor of DIVINE MERCY is celebrated at the Cultural Center the last Sunday of the month at 3:00 PM.

Pope John Paul II, both in his teachings and personal life, strove to live and teach the message of Divine Mercy. As the great Mercy Pope, he wrote an encyclical on Divine Mercy: "The Message of Divine Mercy has always been near and dear to me… which I took with me to the See of Peter and which it in a sense forms the image of this Pontificate."

- Pope John Paul II

The World Over with Raymond Arroyo

Each week EWTN News Director, Raymond Arroyo, brings you all that is seen and unseen around the world. Exclusive interviews, investigative reports, live coverage of special events and cultural news await you every week. LIVE from the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center every Friday at 8:00 PM. For tickets to the show, email worldoverdc@yahoo.com.

December 13, 2008

A Christmas Message of Peace

October 25, 2008

Polish Heritage Day 2008

October 11, 2008

International Week of Prayer and Fasting Coalition's Conference of Families

August 11, 2008

· The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

Cardinal Dziwisz - June 24, 2008

· Cardinal visits the Cultural Center

Cardinal Dziwisz - June 25, 2008

· Celebrate Mass with Cardinal Dziwisz

Pope Benedict XVI - April 17, 2008

· Meeting with Jewish Leaders

· Interreligious Gathering

· Address to Catholic Educators at CUA

· Mass at Nationals Stadium