Their evangelization efforts were so great in Church history that Pope John Paul II named Sts. Cyril and Methodius the patron ...

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 ... 1983 John Paul II visited Ali Agca in prison.) On the ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so ...

After that Christmas Eve ritual, Pope Francis will open a symbolic door inside the Roman prison Rebibbia on Dec. 26, the feast of St. Stephen ... In modern times, Pope John Paul II also celebrated ...

The leader of the USCCB has commended the move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...