When John Paul II and John XXIII are canonised...

... on April 27th, EWTN will be giving the thing full coverage. Among the material to be broadcast that weekend will be a feature about John Paul's life, filmed in Poland, and featuring Auntie and co-author Clare Anderson. You can read about it here to whet your appetite. Clare and I watched a preview a month ago, and although we thought we'd sit squirming at the sight of ourselves scurrying around Krakow and Wadowice, we actually found it quite bearable to watch and we realised what a rich story is the life of John Paul II, and how much more there is to discover in his legacy to the Church...