Pope Francis's 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. "At the ...

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

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 ...

Cardinals, priests, nuns and Italian and Polish civil authorities marked the 20th anniversary of the death of St. John Paul II with a solemn mass in Saint Peter's Basilica on Wednesday afternoon.

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

The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae.

The reference was to Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who served as Vatican spokesman under John Paul II and has become somewhat of a legend among Vaticanisti who covered the papacy and saw the tight-knit ...