John Paul II's body occupies the tomb where Pope John XXIII had lain before his remains were placed near the main altar of the basilica after he was beatified in 2000.

Jacqueline Kennedy stands next to Pope John XXIII during an audience as they stand in the Pontiff’s private library in the Vatican, Italy, March 11, 1962, during an audience with the Pope.

Subsequent Popes such as Saint John XXIII in 1959 and Saint John Paul II in 1993 also visited the shrine, further embedding it in papal tradition. As Cardinal Prevost, Pope Leo XIV had already ...

Though Pope Leo XIII was never able to visit the Marian Shrine in Genazzano, he did elevate it to the dignity of minor basilica in 1903. Other Popes have visited the Mother of Good Counsel, including ...

Perhaps by recalling the dual identity that John XXIII—the same pope the woman at St. Peter’s Square was so fond of in 1963—used to describe the Church: mater et magistra, mother and teacher.

Among the most well-known are John Paul II, canonized in 2014 by Francis himself, Saint Pius X, Saint John XXIII, and Saint Paul VI. While the odds may seem promising for those wondering Will Pope ...

A view of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday, April 26, in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, in a photo released on Sunday, April 27, 2025, by Vatican Media.

Pope Francis “often used the image of the Church as a ‘field hospital’ after a battle in which many were wounded; a Church determined to take care of the problems of people and the great anxieties ...

During his tenure, Pope Francis canonized 942 saints — more than any other pope in history — including his predecessors John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II.

In 2005, Benedict was elected after four rounds over two days. The last conclave to exceed two days was in 1958, when cardinals needed 11 rounds to select Pope John XXIII.

In 1875, the 83-year-old Pope Pius IX appointed the then Archbishop of New York, John McCloskey (1810-1885), as Cardinal. It was a sensation: the first cardinal from the so-called "New World" and ...

According to the French press, he is known in some domestic Catholic circles as John XXIV, in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming pope of the early 1960s. Pope ...