UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: John Paul II in Papua, Indonesia in January,1995. (Photo by Francois LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) In April 8, 2005, something happened in Rome that hadn’t happened ...

The Vatican announced on Friday, July 5 that the Roman Catholic Church will declare the late Pope John Paul II a saint. Pope John Paul II served as the head of the Catholic Church from October 1978 up ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican’s Holy Year.

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his papacy and personal mission. Pope John Paul II laughs during a gathering ...