When white smoke poured out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on October 16, 1978, Fr. Eamon Kelly, a... Read more
The Polish bishops’ conference made a formal request in 2019. Read more
The Papal Foundation awarded nearly $800,000 in scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters, and lay faithful as part of the... Read more
The traditional walking pilgrimage to venerate an icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa housed in the shrine dates back... Read more
The perpetrator apologized for stealing the relics of St. Albert Chmielowski. Read more
The Polish pope was born in Wadowice, Poland, on May 18, 1920. Read more
The Polish pope collapsed into the arms of Msgr. Dziwisz when he was struck by four bullets on May 13,... Read more
“At the beginning of this process, Pope Benedict XVI gave me a clear instruction: work fast but work well.” Read more
An unidentified perpetrator poured red paint over the sculpture of the pope who was canonized in 2014. Read more
Pope St. John Paul II— who would have turned 100 years old May 18— was a man of great humility,... Read more
Days before his death, Pope John Paul II was pictured holding a crucifix in his private chapel on Good Friday.... Read more
An international group of Catholic academics has launched an ambitious new project to proclaim the “truth of love” to 21st-century... Read more
Hundreds of Polish professors have signed an appeal defending St. John Paul II following criticism in the wake of the... Read more
A new book on St. John Paul II examines the relationship of the Polish pope with Central and Eastern European... Read more
A Polish Catholic university rejected Saturday claims that St. John Paul II failed to combat clerical abuse. Read more
A Polish city has unveiled a giant mural of St. John Paul II in honor of the birth centenary of... Read more
St. John Paul II accurately predicted the problems facing the world today, his longtime personal secretary said Friday, the anniversary of the... Read more
The rector of a Catholic university in Poland urged academics Monday to sign an appeal committing themselves to promoting the... Read more
Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Pope Francis Friday during his first official trip abroad since his narrow election victory in... Read more
Former vice president Joe Biden invoked Pope St. John Paul II during a campaign speech on Monday, in which he urged... Read more