US Vice President JD Vance met on April 19 with the Vatican's No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants and Vance’s theological ...

COMMENTARY: Looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy in historical context underscores why so many people call him ‘John Paul the Great.’ ...

From hidden time machines to sinister plots, the Holy See has been the subject of numerous wild allegations throughout ...

Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his blessing, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. “Bless us, ...

During a routine Vatican press briefing the day before Pope John Paul II died, the usually composed director of the Holy See Press Office was overcome with emotion. When a German journalist asked ...

(photo: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican April 2, 2025 One of Pope John Paul II’s closest collaborators says the Polish Pontiff lives on in ...

An Oklahoma man charged Friday (April 4) with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Catholic priest in northeast ...

Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died at his Vatican apartment.

Pope Francis' convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II's life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in the public eye. The head ...