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 ...

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 … ...

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.

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.

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' death, nearly 20 years after John Paul II's, marked the end of two distinct yet similar papacies. Fox News' Greg Palkot reflects on covering the two pontiffs.

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 ...

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 ...

This biography examines the life, character and legacy of Pope John Paul II. It probes the Pope's roots in Polish patriotism and Polish Catholicism, the Pope's rapprochement with Jews, the Pope's ...

John Paul II rightly commended Stephen in the context of his family — “his blessed wife, Gisela, and his holy son, Emeric” — remarking that these “splendid lights of Christianity ...

Pope John Paul II attends an Ecumenical Celebration with Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I at St. Peter’s Basilica November 27, 2004 in Vatican City.