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

After college, a job with a Catholic magazine ... 100 Ways John Paul II Changed the World. “I am convinced he was such an exceptional pope because of his depth of prayer; the time he spent ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

But also, to some, he can be a mild, 69-year-old disrupter, the right choice to be the "vicar of Christ" at a time ... to that of Pope John Paul II in 1978. John Paul, a native of Poland who ...

On Sunday, May 18, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate ... named a recent saint. St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to ...

A projection of Pope Leo XIV is ... In 1978, John Paul II told the master of ceremonies that the Mass had to be three hours long — that was the time Polish state television had allotted for ...

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 8: The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time ... Pope John Paul II backed the Solidarity movement in Poland. Pope Francis spoke often ...

As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

Leo’s elevation broke the longstanding rule of thumb that no American, as a citizen of a superpower, could or even should ...

John Paul II played a significant role in the collapse of Soviet and European Communism, planting the seeds of the Solidarity labor movement in Poland ... became pope at a time when there were ...

Pope John Paul II, now St. John Paul ... for Antena 3 and the magazine Vida Nueva, while also serving as a religious adviser to the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. In his inaugural address John Paul ...