John Paul II led more than a billion Catholics for 27 years and revolutionized how the church's followers relate to the pope. He traveled to more than 125 countries, logging 680,000 miles of travel.

In a Sunday audience with pilgrims, Pope Francis denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-old ...

Pope Francis condemned “offensive and baseless” insinuations that recently surfaced about the late pontiff John Paul II. AP “Confident of interpreting the sentiment of all the faithful of ...

Former Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls speaks to the media during a conference about Pope John Paul II at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome April 1, 2011.

In stories Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, The Associated Press reported that Pope John Paul II could be publicly venerated, or worshipped, once he is beatified. The story should have made clear that such ...

Like John Paul II, Benedict understood his responsibility to faithfully interpret the Second Vatican Council. Video In some sense, Benedict’s reign was an eight-year extension of John Paul’s ...

In this week's episode of Inside the Vatican, Ricardo and Gerry discuss the "Vatican Girl" case after Pope Francis defended Pope John Paul II, and the resignation of Hans Zollner, S.J.

[1/3] A picture of Pope John Paul II is displayed on the facade of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

The Vatican did not hide any picture of John Paul II and the Virgin Mary. The image is an oil painting created in 1984. The claim has been circulating online for years.

But when John Paul II was elected, he took a conservative line on many of these ambiguous passages. Believing that the post-Vatican II church was in chaos, John Paul pushed for stability.