Before concluding, Benedict XVI announced that, just as at the beginning of his pontificate John Paul II had continued the reflections on Christian virtues begun by Pope John Paul I, in coming ...

We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome, Italy, in February 2025 to treat an illness, raising concerns worldwide about his health. On March 23, he made a brief public appearance for the ...

This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991. These stations reflect deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. Then Jesus came with them to a place ...

This cemetery is named for Saint Callistus, a slave who eventually became the 16th pope (217-222). The inscription found at Saint Callistus comes from the first letter St. Paul wrote to the church ...

Huge crowds converged on St Peter's Square and surrounding streets this morning to be part of the beatification of John Paul II. The million-strong crowd came from around the world to participate in ...

We set up on a voluntary basis in May 2000 in response to Tertio Millennio Adveniente, which called for lay people to play a more active role in the work of the Church. As journalists, we felt this ...

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 ...