Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...

The first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Served as chief theological adviser to Pope John Paul II. As dean of the College of Cardinals, it was his duty to call the cardinals to Rome for ...

Pope John Paul II Preparatory School is approaching full strength again as it tries to follow up on last year’s TSSAA basketball state tournament Division II-AA semifinals appearance.

The exhibit is a response to the beloved saint’s call for greater understanding of and devotion to the shroud — the burial ...

On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...

Condolences to Paul O’Brien, Conor O’Brien and his wife Helen and their son Conor and daughter Catherine, and extended family ...

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As we make our way through the winter season, feeling the weariness of chilly days but also the light that increases day by ...

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 ...

With the passing of Pope John Paul II, the world has lost a moral leader fervently committed to fighting the prejudice and hatred that led to the Holocaust. Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born and raised in ...