Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death ...

COMMENTARY: Let us heed the great pope’s oft-repeated words, “Be not afraid!” and with courage respond to his witness and intercession to make fully practical this call to holiness he spent his ...

Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...

According to St. John Paul II’s official biographer, George Weigel, living in Nazi-occupied Poland was “the most formative experience of Karol Wojtyla’s life,” shaping the future pope’s lifelong ...

Pope would talk in multiple languages on wildly varied topics on his plane. April 30, 2011 — -- John Paul II is the only pope ever to have engaged in the modern give-and-take press conference, ...

John Paul II’s visit in 1987 was the first and only time a pope has come to SC! Pope John Paul II’s visit to South Carolina was part of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to the United States of America and ...

Twenty-five years have gone by since St. John Paul II transformed the Tor Vergata esplanade in the south of Rome into the beating heart of the young Church for the World Youth Day celebration in 2000.

UPPER PROVIDENCE >> During preseason, the Pope John Paul II girls volleyball team brought a large whiteboard into its gym with 50 objectives listed on it to be accomplished in 2023. Some were pretty ...

UPPER PROVIDENCE >> Coming off an emotional win in the Pioneer Athletic Conference championship game last week, Pope John Paul II wanted to just come out and play solid football on Saturday afternoon ...

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 ...

Beginning on March 5, the first day of Lent, and running through Easter Sunday, April 20, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit called “‘Lord, You Could Not ...