During a routine Vatican press briefing the day before Pope John Paul II died, the usually composed ... topics and reporting back on how the pope's messages were received by the press, said ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...

COMMENTARY: Looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy in historical context underscores why so many people call him ‘John ...

Nevertheless, as on the previous four Sundays, he sent a brief written message which the Vatican released at midday ... at the statue of St. John Paul II in front of the hospital, accompanied ...

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

Francis began his written message ... but Vatican officials say his absence hasn't significantly impacted the numbers of expected pilgrims arriving. Only St. John Paul II recorded a longer ...

It followed an audio message Francis recorded March ... While many in the Vatican have held up St. John Paul II’s long and public battle with Parkinson’s disease and other ailments as a ...

Dr. Francesco Vaia, an advocate of rights for the disabled, also said the pope’s message is ... Pope John Paul II, too, was ...

But earlier Sunday, in an Angelus message published by the Vatican, he thanked well-wishers ... stood by a statue of former Pope John Paul II at the entrance, holding yellow and white balloons ...

WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers The pope’s anniversary is a public holiday at the Vatican ... Pope John Paul II outside of the ...