On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...

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 ...

In sum, John Paul II emphasized Mary's universal maternity as Mater Ecclesiae and acknowledged her continuous maternal mediation at the side of her Son. The pope's spiritual program, Through Mary to ...

He also met with John Paul II in Canterbury during the first-ever visit of a pope on British soil. In addition to the time he has spent in the Vatican, Charles has also visited Italy 17 times ...

Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) wrote thirteen encyclicals on the rosary, and twentieth-century popes have been its most ardent promoters, both in their writings and by their personal example. Perhaps no ...

Pope Francis created an uproar when he was seen with a controversial nativity scene at the Vatican over the weekend. The wooden display showed the baby Jesus lying ... held in the Paul VI hall ...

As early as 1922, Pope Pius ... of the Vatican had issued a radio announcement informing the world of John XXIII’s historic announcement, unaware of a delay in the Mass at St. Paul’s Basilica.

But the diminishing access of the Vatican in the White House predates the Trump administration. The partnership between Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan to combat communism belongs to ...

But the diminishing access of the Vatican in the White House predates the Trump administration. The partnership between Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan to combat communism belongs to ...

in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Reflecting on St. Luke’s Gospel account of the annunciation and incarnation of Jesus Christ, the pope encouraged Catholics ...

The soon-to-be-canonized John Paul II's secret adventures outside the walls of the Vatican were to answer the call of the wild. An enthusiastic skier and outdoorsman in his native Poland ...