John Paul II and His ‘Secret Letters’ to a Woman Who Was a Colleague and Friend John Paul in Krakow, Poland, 1987 (Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty) Share 29 Comments Listen ...

reporting from ROME — Newly revealed letters written by Pope John Paul II show he had an intensely emotional relationship with a married woman that spanned more than 30 years. In his letters to ...

A trove of personal letters between Pope John Paul II and a Polish-American woman has been discovered by the BBC. The letters reveal an intense and intimate bond that lasted more than three decades.

Newly-uncovered letters reveal an “intense” relationship between Pope John Paul II and a married woman, offering insight into the papal leader’s private thoughts. There is no sugg… ...

Pope John Paul II had an emotionally intimate “affair” with a married Polish-American philosopher, according to a treasure trove of just-unearthed personal letters. The National Library of ...

John Paul I reigned for 33 days, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 28, 1978. He was born in Italy’s Belluno province in 1912 and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Belluno e Feltre in 1935, at age 22.

The letters were saved by a female friend. — -- Previously private letters from former Pope John Paul II reportedly indicate that he had a close friendship with a married woman that spanned ...