Go in Peace: A Gift of Enduring Love

John Paul II is the most recognized and beloved spiritual leader of our time. In this definitive collection, he shares his most personal and inspirational thoughts about what it means to be a Christian in the modern world. Addressing issues such as prayer, forgiveness, family, suffering, and poverty, the Holy Father reveals his pastoral heart and shows us how to live a life of faith.

The Washington Post

Go in Peace is a collection of John Paul's thoughts trawled from a wide selection of documents and speeches, organized under a dozen headings such as "On Prayer," "On Suffering" and "On Morality and the Christian Conscience." What sets the collection apart from a thousand other works of devotion and piety published each year is the glimpses given on every page of just how John Paul's mind works and how his faith is constructed. — Philip Jenkins

Born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, John Paul II lived through Nazi occupation during World War II, was ordained to the priesthood in 1946, and was appointed Archbishop of Krakow by Pope Paul VI.

On October 16, 1978, he ascended to the papacy and adopted the name John Paul II. Since that time, he has greeted an estimated 16 million pilgrims at the Vatican's General Audiences on Wednesdays and has touched millions of lives in his religious ceremonies, special audiences, and trips throughout the world.