Pope John Paul II

Many thanks to Jimmy Akin for this information.

I requested mine. Jimmy reminds all to be sure to include your country at the end of the address.

Catholic News Service writes:

ROME (CNS) -- The Rome diocesan office charged with promoting the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II continues to distribute the official prayer cards for the cause and the only authorized relics, an office spokeswoman said.

"We receive dozens of requests each day and the distribution continues," she told Catholic News Service Feb. 26.

The relic is a small piece of one of the white cassocks worn by Pope John Paul.

The free cards and relics can be requested by letter, fax or e-mail, she said.

The e-mail address is: Postulazione.GiovanniPaoloII@VicariatusUrbis.org; the fax number is: (39-06) 6888-6240.

The mailing address is: Postulazione Giovanni Paolo II, Vicariato di Roma, Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano 6A, 00184 Rome, Italy.