Rome — A documentary hit the airwaves this week in Poland alleging the former pope, Saint John Paul II, protected pedophile priests when he was Archbishop of Krakow in his native country.

Pope John Paul II waves to the cheering crowd on June 10, 1987, prior to a Mass in Krakow during his visit to Poland. (photo: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images) ...

While the number of people coming to pay their respects to Pope Francis has been consistent, St. John Paul II’s papal funeral had a bigger turnout. “A million-and-a-half passed through St. Pet ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Pope John Paul II (a.k.a. St John Paul II) Give Holy Communion to Zekeh Gbotokuma During a New ...

Mario Enzler is a senior adviser to the president of The Heritage Foundation and the author of “I Served a Saint.” St. Pope John Paul II passed away 20 years ago this April 2. Serving him ...

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his papacy and personal mission. Pope John Paul II laughs during a gat ...

Today’s day and age needs more holy families — a need that Pope St. John Paul II keenly observed and made part of his pontificate. He commended the Hungarian Holy Family to the modern world ...

The pope in those days was John Paul II, who had the looks of a leading man ... and issue a half dozen motu proprio on a range of matters from declaring St. Thomas More the patron of statesmen ...

According to St. John Paul II’s official biographer, George Weigel, living in Nazi-occupied Poland was “the most formative experience of Karol Wojtyla’s life,” shaping the future pope’s ...

Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ at St. Mary’s on Chicago’s South Side Only one pope has ever visited Chicago. Pope John Paul II (formerly known as Karol ...