The Polish pope, canonized by Francis in 2014, demonstrated throughout his life that faith and peaceful resistance could ...

On March 25, 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, Pope Francis chose to renew John Paul II’s consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “We have strayed from the path of ...

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

The ice structure is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s second visit to Slovakia, during which he also visited the High Tatras. The ice dome will be open to the public from ...

During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership.

Through three election cycles in Catholicism – conclaves that brought John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis to the papacy – ...

As Archbishop Emeritus James “Jim” P. Keleher, 93, received the Last Rites, he looked around a room of friends and told each ...

A high point came in 1994, when then-Patriarch Dinkha IV traveled to Rome to meet Pope John Paul II, and the two leaders ...

The St. Louis area serves as the de facto capital of Catholic hospital systems. Three of the largest are headquartered here, ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Pope Francis has added Saint Isaac the Syrian (640-700) to the list of saints celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church. Born ...