Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in October 1979, about a year after he was elected. The Archdiocese of Chicago called John Paul II's visit "an extraordinary event which saw an outpouring of ...

The actress and talk show host revealed she had been “blessed” by Pope John Paul II when she was having a crisis of faith after getting an abortion at 15. “I had an abortion when I was 15 ...

In 1987, Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to Los Angeles, drawing massive crowds and creating lasting memories for those who witnessed the event. The pope spent two days in LA, drawing a ...

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and ...

I recalled the open-air youth day Mass during Pope John Paul II’s visit to Peru in 1985, when I was 13 years old; it was so hot that day that the authorities sprayed water on us with hoses ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days — was elected on the third ballot in 1978. His successor, St. John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. Today in ...

The treatise was written by Benedict while he was still a cardinal under Pope John Paul II. John Paul endorsed Benedict's message, and he also explicitly denounced legal recognition for same-sex ...

In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected after four ballots. In 1978, Pope John Paul II was elected over two days after eight ballots. Vatican watcher John Allen, the editor of the Catholic news ...