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 ...

Since Pope Pius XII excommunicated the communists, the Left could only ever expect to be anathema. Didn’t Pope John Paul ... During his visit to Bolivia, Francisco participated in the World Meeting of ...

As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ... preached at the funeral of Pope St. John Paul II when Ratzinger was the leader ...

Johann Xavier, who traveled from Australia, hoped to see the pope during his visit. “But then we heard ... from obscurity in 1992 by St. John Paul II, who named him an auxiliary bishop of ...

Johann Xavier, who traveled from Australia, hoped to see the pope during his visit. “But then we heard about it when ... he was eventually rescued from obscurity in 1992 by St. John Paul II, who named ...

Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...

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

John Paul II was set to make five stops during his historic visit of the U.S. - Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, D.C.. He was set to become the first pope to visit the White ...