Pope Francis's convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II's life, highlighting the need to balance ...

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives ...

COMMENTARY: Twenty years after the death of John Paul II, it’s too early to declare him a doctor of the Church. It’s not too ...

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

During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pope St John Paul II’s demise after 14 years under the heavy cross of Parkinson’s disease, which caused him tremendous physical, moral and spiritual pain ...

John Paul II had an appendectomy in October of 1996, but would not be hospitalized again until February of 2005, even though ...

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel ...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. (photo: Gregorini Demetrio ...