An elderly man stood alone in St. Peter's Square May 13, using his wooden rosary beads to pray by a simple plaque marking the place where St. John Paul II was shot exactly 40 years ...
In the days following the release of the McCarrick report, the good name of Pope St. John Paul II has taken a beating. Some secular news outlets questioned the rapidity of his canonization, which took ...
A few steps from the Vatican, on the 42nd anniversary of the election of St. John Paul II, a small exhibit opened to celebrate the Polish-born pope, but also a father-daughter team of photographers who ...
St. John Paul II, the longest reigning pope in modern history, was born May 18, 1920, and the national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pontiff will celebrate the centennial of his birth with a ...
St. John Paul II was a man of deep prayer, who loved being close to people and loved God's justice and mercy, Pope Francis said. "Let us pray to him today that he may give ...
The continuity between St. John Paul II and Pope Francis is rooted in the message of God's divine mercy for all men and women, retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter commemorating his predecessor's ...
On May 18, the Church marks the 100th birthday of St. John Paul II. Though he passed away 15 years ago this past April, the magisterium of the man who for 26 years was our ...
Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these "difficult days" of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
St. John Paul II taught the world that truly great faith and holiness dwell in "the normality of a person who lives in profound communion with Christ," Pope Francis said in a new book. Precisely ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) — If the use of the rosary as a devotion fell off at some point in the past, that’s not the case now, according to Gretchen R. Crowe, Our Sunday Visitor’s editorial director ...
Pope Francis meets with Italian bishops at beginning of their spring meeting
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Pope meets Italian bishops at beginning of their spring meeting
Pope Francis held a closed-door, two-hour meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference late May 23 as t...
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of St. Augustine, Fla., Bishop Felipe Estevez, appoints Father Erik T. Pohlmeier successor
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Pope accepts resignation of St. Augustine, Fla., bishop, appoints successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of St. Augustine, Florida, and named as his...
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