John Paul II proved he was a man of the people – in more ways than one. Twenty years ago on Wednesday, the sainted pope ended his earthly pilgrimage. He died at the Vatican on April 2 ...

During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his ...

Cardinals, priests, nuns and Italian and Polish civil authorities marked the 20th anniversary of the death of St.

John Paul II had an appendectomy in October of 1996, but would not be hospitalized again until February of 2005, even though ...

Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...

(photo: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican April 2, 2025 One of Pope John Paul II’s closest collaborators says the Polish Pontiff lives on in ...

This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991. These stations reflect deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. Then Jesus came with them to a place ...

COMMENTARY: Twenty years after the death of John Paul II, it’s too early to declare him a doctor of the Church. It’s not too ...

Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless mercy and the treasures of our faith.

Very early on, we, not only me, had the impression that we were dealing with a saint,” said a longtime employee of Vatican ...

In 1979, John Paul II was already planning his ... Twenty years ago on Wednesday, the sainted pope ended his earthly pilgrimage. He died at the Vatican on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84.