Saturday, April 2, 2005 John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojty?a) 1920-2005 After months of failing health, His Holiness Pope John Paul II passed away today, April 2, at 9:37 p.m. local time (19:37 UTC). He was 84 years old. An email message to journalists from the spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls from