In its diplomacy and social teaching on economics, the Vatican needs to recover the example and wisdom of Saint Paul II.

Pope John Paul II was buried in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican Friday, after a three-hour funeral ceremony. A crowd of millions came to pay homage.

The subject of the handling of the clergy sexual abuse crisis came up again this morning in a Vatican briefing on the upcoming papal canonizations.

Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II Sunday at St. Peter's Square before an estimated one million people, declaring the Polish-born pope to be "Blessed" and putting him one step from ...

Vatican Silent on John Paul II’s Cause for Canonization Despite reports that medical personnel at the Holy See have approved a new miracle, the postulator of the cause won’t comment on the matter.

VATICAN CITY — The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican officials said. The surprise… ...

The Roman Catholic Church will declare the late Pope John Paul II a saint, the Vatican announced Friday.

VATICAN CITY-- On the night of Oct. 11, 1962, Pope John XXIII did something so natural that it's astonishing it was so revolutionary at the time. He came to the window of the Vatican's Apostolic ...

A million pilgrims gathered Sunday to honor John Paul II’s journey to sainthood. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports on the throngs of worshippers and the scandalous fast-tracking of the ritual.

Pope John Paul II addressing a crowd in 1978. A Vatican investigation into church leaders' failings that allowed the rise of a now-disgraced former U.S. cardinal has led some Catholics to call for ...

The late Pope John Paul II was aware that then-Archbishop Theodore McCarrick slept with young men, but he decided to promote him to Archbishop of Washington anyway, according to an explosive report.

Pope Francis has denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II after comments made on Italian television by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi ...