Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

Mehmet Ali Ağca attempted to kill Pope John Paul II on this day in 1981 in St. Peter’s Square. Trump Suffers Blow Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Order Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar ...

Only one pope has ever visited Chicago, with Pope John Paul II visiting the city in 1979 and holding a mass in Grant Park in October of that year. Pope Leo XIV will continue holding a series of ...

I recalled the open-air youth day Mass during Pope John Paul II’s visit to Peru in 1985, when I was 13 years old; it was so hot that day that the authorities sprayed water on us with hoses ...

As heir, Charles previously represented his mother, Queen Elizabeth, at the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. (That funeral even forced the royal to push back his wedding to Camilla by one day ...

He noted Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis rarely traveled outside of their home countries when they were cardinals and that Leo's expertise on international relations will be beneficial during ...

Perhaps the most famous example of a pope's role in global affairs is Pope John Paul II's association with the fall of communism. John Paul, a bishop from Poland who was head of the Catholic ...

To be part of a joyfully charged crowd of 90,000 people and then see the Pope was simply awesome. Not only did our people get to see the pope, but a good majority of them had near front row seats.

He then recited together with those present Pope John Paul II’s prayer to the Mother of Good Counsel, and led those present in reciting the Hail Mary and the Salve Regina. Afterward, he spoke to ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election to the papacy on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – American cardinals who participated in the ...