when his Holiness Pope John 23, first called for an Ecumenical Council, and at the same time voiced his yearning for Christian unity, the enthusiasm among Catholic and Protestant ecumenicists was immediate.

In Rome, since the papacy of His Holiness John Paul II, the heights of the Temple of Venus and Roma and their position opposite the main entrance to the Colosseum have been used to good effect as a public address platform.

In 1998, snake-handling evangelist John Wayne " Punkin " Brown died after being bitten by a timber rattler at the Rock House Holiness Church in rural northeastern Alabama.

John S. Inskip, President of the National Association for the Promotion of Holiness ( Chicago: The Christian Witness Co., 1885 ).

" He is the author or co-author of six books: All The President's Men, Final Days and The Secret Man, with Bob Woodward ; His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time, with Marco Politi ; Loyalties ; and A Woman In Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The Design of Christianity, published in the following year, in which he laid stress on the moral design of revelation, was criticized by Richard Baxter in his How far Holiness is the Design of Christianity ( 1671 ) and by John Bunyan in his Defence of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith ( 1672 ).

On May 28, 1982, the first day of his six-day pastoral visit to the United Kingdom, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, celebrated Mass in the cathedral.

The largest Pentecostal Holiness churches in the United States include Cathedral of Praise World Outreach Center in Oklahoma City, pastored by Tony Miller ; Northwood Temple in Fayetteville, North Carolina, pastored by John Hedgepeth ; Evangelistic Temple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pastored by Norman Wilkie ; Life Christian Center in Oklahoma City, pastored by Dwight Burchett ; Christian Heritage Church in Tallassee, Florida, pastored by Bob Shelley ; Redemption World Outreach Center in Greenville, South Carolina, pastored by Ron Carpenter, Jr .; and World Agape Mission Church in Los Angeles, pastored by John Kim.

One of the early leaders was John Petit Brooks ( 1826 – 1915 ), who was editor of the Banner of Holiness, and later The Good Way and The Church Herald.

The couple received a Papal Blessing from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, himself an amateur goalkeeper in his youth.

Those listed in the index of the Annuario Pontificio as Chaplains of His Holiness continue to be listed in the edition that follow the death of the Pope, as after the deaths of Popes Paul VI and John Paul I in 1978 and after that of Pope John Paul II in 2005.

* The Eternal Flame in the Peace Garden of Toronto City Hall, lit by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in September 1984, symbolizes the hope and regeneration of mankind.

Chinese bishops occasionally avoid having a green galero in their arms, as wearing a green hat is the Chinese idiom for a cuckold ; for some years as an auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong, Bishop John Tong Hon used a violet galero with violet tassels ( which is actually the galero proper to an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness ).

* The Marian Year of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, Saint Paul, Remnant Press, 1987

Marzen was appointed a Chaplain of His Holiness with the title of Monsignor by Pope John XXIII in 1963.

In 1958 he was appointed Domestic Prelate of His Holiness under Pope John XXIII, a title that gave Vachon the rank and style of monsignor.

In an address to a theological symposium, Holiness and the World, which studied the teachings of Josemaria Escriva, John Paul II referred to one of his homilies:

John Henry " Johnnie " Barnes in 1962, and since then it has spread from the Assemblies of God to many other denominations ( notably the International Pentecostal Holiness Church ) and from the United States to over 79 countries.

The image was canonically crowned by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, during the Roman Ponriff's visit to Jaro in 1981.

The Choir School has performed for many notable individuals, including His Holiness Pope John Paul II during the 1984 Papal Visit and during World Youth Day 2002, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in October 2003 and former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 2003.

* Crossing the Threshold of Hope, by His Holiness John Paul II ( editor ) ( 1994 )

In 2000, Gänswein was elevated by Pope John Paul II to Chaplain of His Holiness.

He was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on November 14, 1963, by Pope Paul VI.

On 25 January 1964, Borg Olivier was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester, Pope, by His Holiness Pope Paul VI.

In 1970, he was created a Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Paul VI.

* 1967: Dispatching of telegrams and letters to the Vatican and to his Holiness, Paul VI, revealing the scientific explanation of the " phenomena " that took place in Fatima, Portugal.

He was named Honorary Prelate of His Holiness by Pope Paul VI on December 5, 1973, and served as diocesan chancellor from 1973 to 1979.

The Diocese of Galveston-Houston was elevated to the status of Archdiocese by His Holiness Pope John Paul II on Dec. 29, 2004, at which point Fiorenza became an Archbishop.

Finn was named by Blessed Pope John Paul II a chaplain to His Holiness in August 2003, upon the recommendation of the then-Archbishop of St. Louis, Justin Francis Rigali ( later Cardinal and Archbishop of Philadelphia ), who had named him to the posts he was then exercising ( the honor was bestowed while he was still serving as CFP Director and editor of the St. Louis Review ; Finn received the title of Reverend Monsignor ).

He was appointed Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, and Knight Grand Cross with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the highest Church recognition for a layman.

The Armenian Apostolic Church presently has two catholicoi ( His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians ; and Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia ), and two patriarchs, plus primates, archbishops and bishops, lower clergy and laity serving the Church.

Led by His Holiness Karekin II, the spiritual and administrative work of the Armenian Church is carried out in the Republic of Armenia in the areas of religion, preparation of clergy, Christian education, construction of new churches, social services, and ecumenical activities.

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin () is the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the worldwide Armenian Church, the center of the faith of the Armenian nation – the Mother Cathedral of the Armenian Church, and the Pontifical residence of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

Under the leadership and guidance of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Mother See administers to social, cultural and educational programs for Armenia and the Diaspora.

“ Noah ’ s Prayer ” was debuted in 2002 in Sardarapat, Armenia to celebrate Armenian Independence day in the presence of Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, and His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians ( head of the Armenian Apostolic Church ).

He is officially styled as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Abkhazia and Bichvinta, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.

Image: Theodore of Alexandria. jpg | His Holiness Pope Theodore II, Pope of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria ( born 1954 )

Image: HHBaseliosMarThomaPauloseII. jpg | His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, ( Indian ) Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan ( born 1946 )

Image: Garegin II. jpg | His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians ( born 1951 )

At his consecration, his Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and all Russia laid upon him three tasks.

There are also the IEMELIF Reform Movement ( IRM ), The Wesleyan ( Pilgrim Holiness ) Church of the Philippines, the Philippine Bible Methodist Church, Inc., the Pentecostal Free Methodist Church, Inc., the Fundamental Christian Methodist Church, The Reformed Methodist Church, Inc., The Methodist Church of the Living Bread, Inc., and the Wesley Evangelical Methodist Church & Mission, Inc.

The most influential theologians within the Church of the Nazarene have been Edgar P. Ellyson, author of Theological Compend ( 1908 ); A. M. Hills, author of Fundamental Christian Theology ( 1931 ); H. Orton Wiley, author of the three-volume Christian Theology ( 1940 – 1943 ); Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, author of A Theology of Love ( 1972 ) and Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology ( 1972 ); Richard S. Taylor, author of A Right Conception of Sin ( 1945 ) and Exploring Christian Holiness, Vol. 3: The Theological Formulation ( 1985 ); H. Ray Dunning, author of Grace, Faith & Holiness ( 1988 ); and J. Kenneth Grider, author of A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology ( 1994 ).

Grace, Faith & Holiness: A Wesleyan Systematic Theology.

* Dieter, Melvin E. The Holiness Revival of the Nineteenth Century ( Rowman & Littlefield, 1996 ).

Historical Dictionary of the Holiness Movement ( Rowman & Littlefield, 2001 ).

Bishops ' Council, General Board of Bishops, Board of Elders ( district and general church levels ), District Board of Presbytery, District Presidents, District Elders, District & General Departments of Evangelism & Extension, Missions, Ushers, Music, YPHA ( Young Peoples ' Holy Association ), BCS ( Bible Church School ), Publications, and the Holiness Union.

* International Pentecostal Holiness Church ( USA & International )

* a Decoration given by His Holiness Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Ignatius of Antioch to Laymen for their outstanding contributions to the church & society.

* Official Website of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II & Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin