UNIONDALE, New York (May 18, 2022) — Patrick Novecosky was an in-studio guest today on CFN Live, the daily news magazine on the Catholic Faith Network. Host Colleen McVey asked Novecosky about his encounters with Pope St. John Paul II and how the Polish pontiff changed the world.

Novecosky talked about how he met John Paul five times, the pope’s devotion to Our Lady, the 1981 attempt on his life, his founding of World Youth Day, and the universal call to holiness.

WATCH THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE (9 minutes 20 seconds).