Pope St. John Paul II

Speakers recall pope from Poland as a sensation of the times whose steadfast faith brought humanity more freedom and true spiritual leadership — and continues the drive for freedom in …

The “Dzielo Nowego Tysiaclecia” (“The Work of a New Millenium”) foundation was established in the Jubilee Year 2000 as a fruit of St. John Paul II’s 1999 pilgrimage to Poland.

Terri Schiavo’s death 20 years ago followed a years-long legal battle that made international headlines, even capturing the attention of the Vatican.

As issues like abortion, assisted suicide and in-vitro fertilization continue to be widely discussed today, looking back on the prescient writing of St. John Paul II on such matters can …

From the wearing of green in honor of Ireland’s patron to St. Joseph altars laden with bread and gratitude, next week’s festivities remind us of two great saints from whom …

Fatima statue to visit Rome during October 2025, in rare trip outside Portugal for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care …

KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — Forty-five years ago, on June 2, St. John Paul II started his first papal pilgrimage to his native Poland, then shackled by a communist dictatorship. …

There is little needed to set fire to the world of online Catholics — and last week’s commencement speech from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to an audience of …

Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize, raise it again to the crowds …