Current Biography said Wojtyla was “a resilient enemy of communism and champion of ... according to the Times. A Charismatic Papacy As pope, John Paul II became a tireless traveler who visited 125 ...

Pope John Paul II visited Australia in 1986, who becomes only the second Pope to visit Australia after Pope Paul VI's 1970 tour. On that time he was 66 years old, and had visited every state and ...

Its last open was by then-Pope John Paul II in 2000. Francis, meanwhile, first opened the Holy Door in 2015 for his 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. This year the pontiff presided over an ...

REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane A call for direct debt cancellation made by the late Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee year in 2000 sparked a campaign that resulted in US$130 billion of debt ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Vatican City: Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth as a poor carpenter’s son should instil hope that all people can make ...

On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...

Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in a world torn by conflict in his 2024 Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") address. It came as Christmas marked the start of the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to ...

Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional urbi et orbi address and blessing in Vatican City, inviting all individuals and nations to “silence the sound of arms and overcome ...

Elsewhere in his Christmas message, the pope called for peace across the Middle East, saying the “humanitarian situation is extremely grave” in Gaza. “I think of the Christian communities in ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find the courage “to silence the sounds ...

Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the ongoing war and violence affecting families in Gaza and other parts of the world in the lead-up to Christmas and called for a “ceasefire on all war fronts ...