During his 27-year pontificate, Pope John Paul II canonised so many people that some dubbed the Vatican "the saint factory".

In 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, nearly killing him. A year later, a rogue priest attacked again. Both times, the Pope survived — and famously forgave his ...

METAIRIE, La. — On Homecoming night, the Riverdale Rebbels defeated Pope John Paul II, 36-14, Thursday night at Joe Yenni Stadium. You can catch more high school football action on Season 34 of WGNO’s ...

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State visits to the Vatican by the British monarch are, like their secular equivalents, more formal occasions than private visits, emphasizing ecumenical as well as diplomatic relations. King Charles ...

Northshore, Pope John Paul II, Salmen and Slidell were victorious in a perfect Week 4 for Slidell football teams.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — With the appointments, Pope Leo XIV is effectively handing Archbishop Filippo Iannone the keys of the curial offices that made him a force to be reckoned with at the last conclave ...

This weekend, Little Iran became the latest culturally significant neighbourhood recognized in Toronto, a city famous ...

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, offered this praise for Charlie Kirk, expanding on his op-ed in the New York Post, Friday morning on "FOX & Friends." He compared Kirk to one of the ...

Today is Monday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2025. There are 86 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad ...

Locally, about 640 men, including Bill Anslinger of Sinking Valley, reenacted Benedict Arnold’s march to Quebec in 1775 in a failed effort to capture the Canadian city. 25 years ago: 2000 — Anthony ...