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TheSt. John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization is a Roman Catholic Institution in theRoman CatholicArchdiocese of Denver. The St. John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization campus is home to theSaint John Vianney Theological Seminary,Redemptoris Mater (seminary), Catholic Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Denver - (Archdiocesan Offices), the residence of theArchbishop of Denver,Cardinal Stafford LibraryArchived 2010-05-21 at theWayback Machine, Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma convent, Bonfils hall, and a large soccer and baseball/softball field. It has been said that it is “at the heart of the Church in northern Colorado and on the frontlines of the Church’s modern “crusade” for the “New Evangelization.””[1]
The original name of the center was theSaint Thomas Seminary. The name was changed in 1996 following the visit ofPope John Paul II to Denver.[2] The site is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places listings in Denver, Colorado.