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

John Paul II called Faustina ... The rays of your divine mercy restore hope, in a special way, to those who feel overwhelmed by the burden of sin. Being the Marian pope, he called upon Our ...

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 ...

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 2005, reporting with the Fox News team.

“Be not afraid.” When Pope John Paul II uttered those words in 1979, they resonated far beyond his native Warsaw, Poland. His proclamation was not simply spiritual guidance, but a principled ...

VATICAN CITY — The sealing of the coffin ... 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.

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 ...

DERRY, Ireland — Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith.

That being so, in 1998, Rolling Stone gave Buffett a press pass so he could go see and cover Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Cuba. Random, yes, of course. However, the best stories ...

and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope. On the day chosen by the cardinals, the coffin will be brought in a procession to St. Peter’s Basilica.

When Pope John Paul II entrusted the world to divine mercy, he shared his hope that the world would hear the message that God is merciful. Quoting from Faustina’s diary, he said: “May this ...