John Paul II was the pope of the universal call to sanctity — a fundamental teaching of the Second Vatican Council, which affirmed that “all in the Church … are called to holiness.” He re-proposed to ...

Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death ...

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel connected ...

Pope would talk in multiple languages on wildly varied topics on his plane. April 30, 2011 — -- John Paul II is the only pope ever to have engaged in the modern give-and-take press conference, ...

Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...

When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia, it'll be his first time in the City of Brotherly Love. But it won't be the first time Philly has hosted a pope. On October 3rd, 1979, Pope John Paul II chose to ...

According to St. John Paul II’s official biographer, George Weigel, living in Nazi-occupied Poland was “the most formative experience of Karol Wojtyla’s life,” shaping the future pope’s lifelong ...

Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years. Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in October 1979, about a year after he was elected. The ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Final funeral preparations are underway in the Vatican for Pope Francis. Saturday’s arrangements will be held at St. Peter’s Basilica and mark the start of Novendiales, a ...

In “John Paul II, the Feminist Pope” (Houses of Worship, March 14) Erika Bachiochi reduces the pontiff’s teaching to sound bites about abstract “equality” so that it conforms to the dominant ...

Pope Leo XIV during a Friday audience at the Vatican reminded teachers and students from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family of their mission to both speak and ...