Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the "apostle of life." He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the ...

The church’s ancient defense of women’s dignity proffered by St. Augustine doesn’t need modern ideologies.

Weigel’s keynote address followed panel discussions on the Catholic approach to antisemitism throughout history and since the ...

St. John Paul II greets Rabbi Elio Toaff in 1986 at Rome’s main synagogue, believed to be the oldest Jewish community in the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome's Gemelli ... But it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long stays of St. John Paul II during his quarter-century pontificate. John ...

Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis ... one" was St Peter's Square, number two was the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, and the Gemelli was number three. John Paul II's repeated ...

Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the “cross of Christ is never abandoned” and that everything is in God’s hands, said Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was the late pope’s personal secretary ...

it has become known as the "Pope's Hospital." John Paul II even nicknamed it "Vatican Three," with St Peter's Square being Vatican One, and the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo, Vatican Two.

Jose Gregorio Hernandez — known as the "doctor of the poor" — will soon become Venezuela's first saint. Pope Francis ... was given to Pope John Paul II when he visited Venezuela in 1996.

Find out exactly what happens when a pope dies. Pope Francis celebrates New Year's Day during a mass on World Day of Peace in Saint ... but Pope John Paul II elected not to do so, Slate reported ...

In 2001, Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal ... who was previously archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri. However, as the pope is also the head of state for the Vatican and religious leader ...