A marble statue of the late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis remains in ...

ROME - A new, modernist sculpture of Pope John Paul II is turning into a monumental ... Some Romans and tourists say the bronze statue looks more like Italy's wartime dictator Benito Mussolini ...