On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła in Poland, visited his home country for the first time as pontiff, ...

His comments follow recent media attacks against John Paul II in Poland ... (the future pope) of covering up some cases of sexual abuse of minors by clergy during his time as archbishop of ...

By the time he ... non-Italian Pope in over four centuries, Wojtyla took the name John Paul II, and instantly began to redefine the papacy. A momentous trip back to his native Poland in 1979 ...

Pope John Paul II knew about allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests — and tried to cover them up — when he was an archbishop in his native Poland ... some time behind bars for ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pope St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children ... Wojtyla wrote to the archbishop of Vienna at the time, Franz Koenig, recommending a priest to his care.

The pair began their friendship in 1973 when Tymieniecka traveled to Poland to discuss a book on philosophy. Pope John Paul II died in 2005 ... [BBC] Contact us at letters@time.com ...

Nope, the big subject dominating Poland’s politics ahead of this fall’s parliamentary election is the legacy of John Paul II ... Pope Francis put out a pretty lukewarm defense of his predecessor. “It ...

The greatest speeches given in Poland in the modern era were delivered in June 1979 by a pope. Ten months into his papacy, John Paul II sweetly asked ... Every time you took communion it was ...

For greater Chicago’s 2.4 million Catholics — and even more so for its 500,000 residents of Polish descent — the Poland-born pope’s visit felt like a homecoming, and a validation ...

WARSAW — Tax breaks, bishops dictating the law, and priests promoted according to the principle of “mediocre, passive, but faithful.” This was the state of the Catholic Church and the ...

Image At the museum dedicated John Paul II in his hometown, Wadowice ... future pope’s bedroom window at the clock on the wall of the local church, with its famous inscription: “Time flies ...

The following is a list of key dates in the life of Pope John Paul II (born Karol Jozef Wojtyla ... June 2, 1979: Visits Poland for the first time as pope, setting off sparks that help establish ...