Carol Guzy Miami Herald File Lightning shook the skies, rain pelted the earth. But Pope John Paul II, preaching under an umbrella, wanted to keep saying his outdoor Mass at Tamiami Park during his ...

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and ...

All with a personal, humble and humorous touch. And at the same time, in my mind, there were memories of the passing of Pope John Paul II. I was there in Vatican City on a chilly night in April ...

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.

On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła in Poland, visited his home country for the first time as pontiff, ...