The idea was made after the Holy Father's pilgrimage to Poland in 1999, the Foundation was established in 2000 as an organization whose activities are to commemorate Pope John Paul II by promotion of teaching of the Pope and making specific social projects, mainly in education and culture.

The Foundation is settled in Warsaw and the founder of the Polish Bishops Conference.

Direct the Council and the Foundation Board. The head of the Council is Fr. Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz. Chairman of the Board is priest Jan Drob.

The main objectives of the Foundation are to promote the development of culture and Christian doctrine and Christian media in Poland; improving educational opportunities for young people from small towns and villages and to promote teaching of Pope John Paul II.

Foundation Work of the New Millennium 'is organizing the Papal Day, TOTUS awards, runs a scholarship program for young people of school age, is organizing a competition index for academic study of journalism and social policy.

Papal Day is celebrated since 2001 on Sunday preceding the anniversary of Karol Wojtyla to the Holy See (every year for 16 October). Papal Day celebrations taking place in four dimensions: intellectual, spiritual, artistic and charitable. On the organization of the Papal Foundation supports the National Organizing Committee.

Awards are handed TOTUS annually during the gala ceremony at the Royal Castle on the eve of the Pope. The award is appreciation of the acquis and to effectively promote people and institutions whose activities as an outstanding contribution to highlighting the value inherent in human, material content of the teaching of John Paul II.

Papal Day concert is the most important artistic event on the Pope.

During the Papal Day is organized and public fundraising drive under the slogan " Divide love." Collected funds are intended for the Foundation's scholarship fund.

Since 2003, the Papal Day celebration accompanied by the action-word text, which is a complement to public collection. By sending an SMS phone users can support the Foundation's scholarship fund.

Foundation Scholarship Program is to award scholarships particularly gifted, while poor school children from disadvantaged rural areas and small towns. Currently the program is covered by the scholarship grantees in 2175.

Foundation fellows to be accompanied not only in the form of material assistance but also by the formation. It organizes holiday camps for grantees and language.

The Foundation, together with two universities, is organizing an academic competition for them. Fr. Bp. Jan Chrapek.

Warsaw University Institute of Journalism and the Institute of Journalism and Communication at the Jagiellonian University from 2002 through the competition spend 5, and since 2005, jointly with the Institute of Social Policy, Warsaw University, already 10 indexes to study journalism and social policy.