While the vast majority of U.S. Catholics support capital punishment, Pope John Paul II has declared the Church's near total opposition to the death penalty. In his encyclical "Evangelium Vitae ...

FRONTLINE presents a comprehensive biography on the world leader who ... journey through the 20th century to the sources of Pope John Paul II's character and beliefs, and a journey into the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The message of Fatima tangibly intervenes in John Paul II’s life on May 13, 1981. The Pope considered the day of his attempted assassination not coincident.

Pope John Paul II had a deep affection and devotion for Our Lady of Guadalupe. During his papacy, he visited Mexico in 1979, where he had a historic encounter with the image of Holy Mary at the ...

Forty-five years ago, Chicago prepared to welcome a visitor unlike any other. Pope John Paul II (formerly known as Karol Wojtyla) was the first non-Italian leader of the Catholic Church in almost ...

Synopsis This film depicts the true story of Pope John Paul II (Albert Finney). Long before becoming the first Polish pope, the young Karol Jozef Wojtyla (Michael Crompton) dabbles in acting ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone ...

Pope John Paul II was set to visit Iraq in 1999 as part of a tour of the region’s major holy sites, but a diplomatic dispute between Iraq and the Holy See put an end to the plans.

John Moody is a former Executive Vice President, Executive Editor for Fox News. A former Rome bureau chief for Time magazine, he is the author of four books including "Pope John Paul II : Biography." ...

The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education is sponsoring a four-day event in Rome to honor the spiritual and intellectual legacy of Pope Saint John Paul II while marking the 25th anniversary ...

WORCESTER – Ayden Wise is not apprehensive about the Pope John Paul II boys basketball team being the new face in the Pioneer Athletic Conference’s Liberty Division. “It’s definitely more ...