“Be not afraid.” When Pope John Paul II uttered those words in 1979, they resonated far beyond his native Warsaw, Poland. His proclamation was not simply spiritual guidance, but a principled ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II’s life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in ...

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel ...

Today’s day and age needs more holy families — a need that Pope St. John Paul II keenly observed and made part of his pontificate. He commended the Hungarian Holy Family to the modern world ...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. (photo: Gregorini Demetrio ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. He was the first Latin American pontiff, the first non-European pope in more than ...

Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path forged by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict. But in death, Francis will be following in many of John Paul’s footsteps.

People pray at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 2, 2025, the 20th anniversary of his death. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was the first pope from Poland and the first ...

Pope John Paul II visited Australia in 1986, who becomes only the second Pope to visit Australia after Pope Paul VI's 1970 tour. On that time he was 66 years old, and had visited every state and ...

SLIDELL, La. — The Pope John Paul II Jags defeated Pearl River, 3-0, in a battle of district champions tonight. Pope John Paul II starting pitcher Caden Amie set the tone on the bump with four ...

while 23 were created by Pope Benedict XVI and five by Pope John Paul II. Pope Francis created cardinals from 72 different countries, and 24 of those nations have never had a cardinal before.