Pope John Paul II (formerly known as Karol Wojtyla) was the first non-Italian leader of the Catholic Church in almost half a century. Born in Poland in 1920 but not ordained a priest until after ...

Archdiocese Of Philadelphia Sending Group To Rome To Share In Canonization Of 2 Saints The Philadelphia Archdiocese will send a contingent of pilgrims to Rome at the end of next month to share in ...

Pope Francis voiced his support Sunday for the late Pope John Paul II, issuing the latest Vatican denial of inappropriate behavior by the former pontiff. An audio tape, allegedly linked to a Roman … ...

Polish artist Izabela Delekta-Wicińska painted the image of the Virgin Mary holding Pope John Paul II in her arms in 1984. The painting is called “Totus Tuus” in Latin, which means "Totally ...

After his election in 1978, Pope John Paul started the tradition of erecting a tall tree and Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, until then devoid of any visible sign of Christmas.

Pope John Paul II waves as he departs the Kiel Center following a youth rally and prayer service in St. Louis, Jan. 26, 1999. Photo: AP ...

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, ...

Relive Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to Miami. Storms, a blessing under the rain at Tamiami Park, and memories that made history.

Busy Philipps revealed on 'The View' that she had once been "blessed" by Pope John Paul II when she was having a religious crisis after getting an abortion at 15.

Then-Pope John Paul II gives his blessing to the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of Legionaries of Christ, during a special audience the pontiff granted to about 4,000 participants of the ...

In a Sunday audience with pilgrims, Pope Francis denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-old ...

Pope Francis condemned “offensive and baseless” insinuations that recently surfaced about the late pontiff John Paul II. AP 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, who lived at the Vatican, disappeared ...