1937: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Outer Drive Bridge, which included the infamous “S” curve. 1979: For ...

The soggy crowds at the pope’s Mass at Tamiami Park in 1987. Carol Guzy Miami Herald File Lightning shook the skies, rain pelted the earth. But Pope John Paul II, preaching under an umbrella, wanted ...

Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years. Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in October 1979, about a year after he was elected. The ...

In John Paul, we saw a man whom God had endowed with prodigious natural gifts: genius-level intelligence, profound poetic ...

SAN ANTONIO — Pope John Paul II made history when he visited San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 13, 1987, as part of his nine-city tour of the United States. It was the first and only time a pope visited ...

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On Sunday, May 18, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the Mass of inauguration of his Petrine ministry in St. Peter’s Square. Surprisingly, this date connects with several other popes — the first being named ...

Pope Francis arrives at the ‘Irmas ALMA’ (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, December 25 — a custom dating to the ...