Pope Francis' death, nearly 20 years after John Paul II's, marked the end of two distinct yet similar papacies. Fox News' ...

I discovered that Catholicism could speak meaningfully to contemporary issues, that it could challenge power rather than ...

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

April 2 is remembered as a day when several important events took place across the world. It was on this day in 2005 that one of the most beloved pontiffs, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of ...

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 ...

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

Mass Monday, the bells of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence tolled 88 times. Once for every year of Pope ...

With the funeral of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has officially entered the Novendiales — a traditional nine-day period ...