A cartoon version of the life of Pope John Paul II, telling the story of his life and death in animated form, is to be released on DVD by the Vatican. The film, subtitled The Friend of All Humanity, ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

When white smoke rose over the Vatican. A dispatch from Rome, where Robert Francis Prevost addressed the crowd for the first time as Leo XIV, the only Pope to have been born in America. Plus: • Pity ...