For the first time, first-class relics of the Blessed Ulma family — a Polish Catholic family murdered by the Nazis for secretly sheltering Jews during the Second World War — are coming to the United States. Catholics are invited to venerate the
Electing Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the papacy Oct. 16, 1978, sent shock waves across the world. In all corners of the globe, people struggled to pronounce the last name of the 68-year-old cardinal and shared the joy of electing a pope "from
Looking for inspiration this Labor Day? Look no further than “Laborem Exercens,” an encyclical letter written by Pope St. John Paul II. The encyclical addresses various aspects of labor, human dignity, and social justice from a Catholic perspective. John Paul II emphasizes
Pope Francis called insinuations that St. John Paul II played a role in the 1983 disappearance of Vatican schoolgirl Emanuela Orlandi "offensive and unfounded."
"Certain I am interpreting the feelings of the faithful around the world, I express a thought of gratitude to
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John Paul II, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other.
The two leaders met in 1989 and again in
An elderly man stood alone in St. Peter's Square May 13, using his wooden rosary beads to pray by a simple plaque marking the place where St. John Paul II was shot exactly 40 years earlier.
The man soon was joined by members
In the days following the release of the McCarrick report, the good name of Pope St. John Paul II has taken a beating. Some secular news outlets questioned the rapidity of his canonization, which took place fewer than 10 years after his
A few steps from the Vatican, on the 42nd anniversary of the election of St. John Paul II, a small exhibit opened to celebrate the Polish-born pope, but also a father-daughter team of photographers who helped document his pontificate.
Giancarlo Giuliani began covering
St. John Paul II, the longest reigning pope in modern history, was born May 18, 1920, and the national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pontiff will celebrate the centennial of his birth with a series of virtual events May 16-22. The
St. John Paul II was a man of deep prayer, who loved being close to people and loved God's justice and mercy, Pope Francis said. "Let us pray to him today that he may give all of us -- especially shepherds of