Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass May 12, 1991 in the Chapel of the Apparition in front of the statue of Fatima where about a million believers attended the Procession of Candles.

COMMENTARY: Looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy in historical context underscores why so many people call him ‘John Paul the Great.’ A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless mercy and the treasures of our faith.

His legacy is monumental, inside and outside the Catholic Church — one of the reasons why many think he should be officially named John Paul “the Great,” alongside Leo the Great (440-461 ...

St. John Paul declared a special Marian year in 1987-1988 as a preparation for the Great Jubilee 2000, timed roughly to coincide with the 2,000th anniversary of when Mary herself would have been born.

Calls to remove the priest’s artwork from places of worship have been mounting around the world. Yet, extensive Father Rupnik artwork in the John Paul II Shrine’s two chapels remains in place.

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Poles are already calling him John Paul the Great. Across the heavily Roman Catholic country, the faithful are voicing joy and pride as Sunday's beatification of Polish-born Pope John Paul II ...

Pope John Paul II greets the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 22, 1978, six days after his election. (photo: Staff / AFP via Getty Images) John Grondelski Blogs October 16, 2023 ...

Pope John Paul II prays during the canonization of Saint Edith Stein - also known as Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, the Jewish-born nun killed by the Nazis in an Auschwitz gas chamber in ...