In 1979, John Paul II was already planning his first trip as pope to the United States when he received a two-page handwritten letter from Iowa farmer Joe Hays inviting him to visit America’s ...

The pope in those days was John Paul II, who had the looks of a leading man and the gait of a star athlete when he was elected and kept them both for well over a decade. John Paul II had an ...

Pope John Paul II waves to the cheering crowd on June 10, 1987, prior to a Mass in Krakow during his visit to Poland. (photo: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images) ...

After the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, hundreds flocked to St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha to pay their respects."It's kind of like closure. I guess like going to a funeral for a family member.

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. (photo: Gregorini Demetrio ...

Mario Enzler is a senior adviser to the president of The Heritage Foundation and the author of “I Served a Saint.” St. Pope John Paul II passed away 20 years ago this April 2. Serving him ...

SLIDELL, La. — Pope John Paul II defeated French Settlement, 2-0 in the District 9-2A tournament championship game Friday night. These highlights were featured on WGNO’s Friday Night Fastball ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II’s life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in ...

Gotti died in prison in 2002. In 2005, Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died at his Vatican apartment. The 84-year-old pontiff had urinary and ...

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel ...