Pope St. John Paul II

As pope, John Paul II held a tradition of writing a Holy Thursday letter to priests his entire pontificate.

The 118,000-square-foot shrine is located in the city’s Brookland section, affectionately called “Little Rome” for the many Catholic institutions located there.

It took a change in Church leadership in Kraków to open archdiocesan archives — a move announced by Cardinal Grzegorz Rys on Jan. 30.

In its 1965 declaration “Nostra Aetate,” the Second Vatican Council affirmed the spiritual patrimony between Christians and Jews.

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent?

Catholic leaders were among those who praised the legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister and prominent civil rights leader, who died Feb. 17. He was 84.

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced Feb. 9.

Thanks to a 17th-century Italian priest, skis made their way from their origin in Scandinavia to Central Europe.

Gugel worked in the papal apartments during audiences, apostolic trips and through the daily routine — always close to the pope.