Entertainer, Singer, Actor, fisherman, policeman, plumber, guard, pilot, sailor:

Servant of God Pope John Paul II greeted many people during the Great Jubilee of the year 2000, including youth, children, families, consecrated, ordained, artists, politicians, elderly, laborers in factories and fields, athletes, teachers, journalists, military personnel, workers, the sick and handicapped, prisoners and those in the world of entertainment. In the apostolic letter Novo Millenio Ineunte (2001), he mentions all of these groups and his esteem for their particular contributions to the Church.

In a document addressed specifically to them, John Paul II encourages the lay faithful to "become actively engaged in their responsibilities in the professional, social, cultural and political world" (CL 2,9) in order to be living witnesses to the Gospel in the world. In multiple ways, the faithful have been encouraged by the Church to recognize their professions and occupations as true vocations, given by God, and to allow their faith to inform the daily decisions inherent in the carrying out of these labors.