SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A Costa Rican woman whose brain aneurysm reportedly disappeared after she prayed to Pope John Paul II broke down in tears Friday as she spoke publicly for the first time ...

Pope Leo XIV has received a rock star's welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers. He met Tuesday with ...

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year. The weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics will sorely test their ...

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Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling ...

Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with ...

The photograph taken in 1996 shows Gene Greytak, a man who impersonated Pope John Paul II. In July 2025, a photo circulated online that claimed to show Pope John Paul II playing baseball. The ...

It wasn’t until 1984 that President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

John Paul II and Benedict XVI set up camp there for several months each year to rest, but also work. Then along came Pope Francis.

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John Paul II — Our Soul Pope St. John Paul II was the first pope I ever knew, and I remember the way my grandmothers would speak of him with awe, almost as if he carried the divine on his shoulders.

The Vatican previously condemned Madonna’s 1989 ‘Like a Prayer’ video, prompting Pope John Paul II to call for a boycott of her music.