Two popes . . . Francis and John Paul II . . . their deaths separated by almost exactly twenty years. Both world-renowned figures and similar in personal approach . . . but the two were different, as ...

From an anonymous birth in a small Polish town to the most widely followed funeral in human history, Karol Wojtyla’s epic life story mirrors the turbulence of the 20th century. As a child and young ...

On the Sunday before the conclave begins, a good many cardinals will visit their “titular churches” in Rome. This Sunday they will have a Gospel text that should inspire their preaching as they ready ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul I, who reigned for only 33 days in 1978, will be beatified, moving him closer to eventual sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

DENVER — Thirty years ago, Pope John Paul II came to Denver for World Youth Day. It was arguably the biggest event in Colorado's history. More than 250,000 young people from 100 nations around the ...