Pope Appears, But Does Not Speak March 23, 2005 / 6:01 AM EST / CBS/AP Nothing is as usual for Pope John Paul this Holy Week, the most important time of the religious calendar for Roman Catholics.

VATICAN CITY, April 2, 2005 — -- Pope John Paul II died today at age 84, ... March 27, to bless the faithful thronging St. Peter's Square, but he was unable to speak.

ROME – Pope John Paul struggled hard to find his voice to address pilgrims assembled in Rome yesterday for the traditional Easter Mass. He stood at a window looking over St Peter’s Square as about ...

May 6 -- On his second trip to the Middle East, Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to enter a mosque and the first to make such a meaningful gesture towards Islam. In a speech at the Olmayyad ...

Pope Benedict XVI beatifies Pope John Paul II before more than 1 million faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood.

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 15 -- The late Pope John Paul waswounded by a knife-wielding priest in 1982, ... he told his aides that if he could not speak any more thetime had come for him to die. ...

Even though Pope Saint John Paul II didn't live through a global pandemic, he was renowned for his fighting spirit and his ability to find hope in troubled times. He found that hope in the cross ...

Pope John Paul II got his own Christmas tree Wednesday, ... As I look at you, many fond memories come to mind," the pope, speaking in Polish, told the group.

The Vatican released a video Friday with Pope John Paul II speaking, the first time the pontiff has been heard publicly since his Feb. 24 throat operation to help him breathe.

FILE - Pope John Paul I smiles at a crowd of thousands during a traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Sept. 1978 photo.

The speech was an overview of the Church's work during a busy year that brought John Paul's 26th anniversary as pontiff. The pope highlighted efforts to promote unity between the various branches ...