Decades before Tom Cruise was making audiences gasp, the Gallic star was getting up to even more hair-raising exploits on ...

COMMENTARY: The greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter ...

Upon witnessing horrific acts during the Nazi regime, he desired to commit to the church at a young age ... resign the papacy in 600 years. Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła, was elected ...

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The Popes of my lifetime include Pope Francis, Benedict XVI, John Paul II, John Paul I ... “We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love.

The 12-year pontificate of Francis (not as long as John Paul II’s, but longer than Benedict XVI’s) means that some young people remember only Francis as pope. Even for adult Catholics it can ...

When John Paul II died in 2005, many experienced the passing of this world-historical figure who was pope for 27 years as the ...

You write about the choices that John Paul II made or did not make ... It needs the goodwill of the people who follow it, especially young people. Many young people have fallen away from the ...