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 ...

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

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 ...

Church leaders in India marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II on Wednesday, paying tribute to the ...

It has now been 20 years since the death of Pope John Paul II. And with the passage of time, an entirely new generation of Catholics has arisen who have no real memory of why those of us who are ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ 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 ...

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

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 ...

St. Pope John Paul II passed away 20 years ago this April 2 ... to Michelangelo’s famous Pieta statue embracing a large crucifix just as a mother holds her baby, giving and receiving true ...

Former Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls speaks to the media during a conference about Pope John Paul II at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome April 1, 2011. Navarro-Valls ...

"It's kind of like closure. I guess like going to a funeral for a family member. It's probably the closest we're ever going to get to Rome to see the actual services," said one of the churchgoers.