COMMENTARY: Looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy in historical context underscores why so many people call him ‘John ...

The era of regular papal travel had not yet begun, but that was about to change. In 1979, John Paul II was already planning his first trip as pope to the United States when he received a two-page ...

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 ...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. (photo: Gregorini Demetrio ...