Other countries surveyed that registered declines were Colombia (from 93% to 88%), Brazil (from 92% to 84%), Mexico (from 86% to 80%), Peru (from 83% to 78%), and Chile (from 79% to 64%).

Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to Los Angeles, drawing massive crowds and creating lasting memories for those who ...

Pope John Paul II installed Francis as Cardinal, then known as Jorge Bergoglio, in 2001. Then-Cardinal Bergoglio attended John Paul II’s funeral in 2005. John Paul II was well known for ...

When Pope John Paul II uttered those words in 1979 ... As a Jesuit in the 1970s, he was linked to the Guardia de Hierro, a group supporting President Juan Perón’s return from exile — an ...

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his papacy and personal mission. Pope John Paul II laughs during a gat ...

While the number of people coming to pay their respects to Pope Francis has been consistent, St. John Paul II’s papal funeral had a bigger turnout. “A million-and-a-half passed through St. Pet ...

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 ...

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 ...

The degree of commemoration and memorialisation by the Government and the State appears to fall somewhat short of the last funeral of a sitting pope, that of John Paul II in 2005. Then-taoiseach ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

I realise that old folk like myself tend to repeat ourselves. Younger family members often remind me that I have the habit of repeating stories and anecdotes (tales they have already heard not once ...