Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker. Will Leo continue the pattern?

Now, Leo XIV has become the first U.S.-born pope — in 2,000 years. In his homily at his papal inauguration in 1978, John Paul II clearly emphasized, “Do not be afraid.

Cheney reportedly told the story of a time in 2004 when her father, then-Vice President Dick Cheney, visited Pope John Paul II, and His Holiness took her father’s hand and said "God bless America." ...

“As a young man, I tried to see life through a Catholic lens,” he recalls. “In my mid-20s, I became more fascinated with Catholicism and Pope John Paul II. He had a profound impact on my life.

Nov. 30 -- The world’s most famous globetrotter just became a Globetrotter — a Harlem Globetrotter. Pope John Paul II was made an honorary member of the famed basketball team, known as much ...

Relive Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to Miami. Storms, a blessing under the rain at Tamiami Park, and memories that made history.

CBS Chicago Vault: Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Chicago in 1979 Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years.

Before the bottom suddenly and completely dropped out of Pope John Paul II’s baseball season, there were subtler signs that a trip to the state championship game later this week was not in the ...

SAINTS & ART: May 29 marks more than a liturgical footnote: It’s the day a young priest named Montini began the journey to becoming St. Paul VI.

Busy Philipps revealed on 'The View' that she had once been "blessed" by Pope John Paul II when she was having a religious crisis after getting an abortion at 15.

U-High pounded out 12 hits as the second-seeded Cubs earned a 7-3 win over third-seeded Pope John Paul II to clinch a Division III select semifinal series sweep on Saturday at the Cub Complex.

Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, but that service was not open to the public.