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Pope John Paul II

As bishop of Krakow in the 1960s, Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was a prolific writer. He is pictured in an undated photo. (OSV News photo, CNS file)

World

Polish experts reject claim JPII 'covered up abuse,' urge all church records be opened to give full context

Paulina Guzik|Mar 8, 2023|7 Min Read

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, kisses the casket of the late pope during his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023. Also pictured is Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Pope Francis' master of papal liturgical ceremonies. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Why Benedict XVI actually is the pope future Catholics will remember

John L. Allen Jr.|Jan 6, 2023|5 Min Read

Pope John Paul II greets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Vatican in this Dec. 1, 1989, photo. Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30, 2022, in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with Pope John Paul, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

World

Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other

Catholic News Service|Aug 31, 2022|4 Min Read

St. John Paul II (1920-2005). (Itto Ogami/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 via CNA)

Faith

George Weigel on what the Vatican can learn from JPII’s diplomacy with Russia

Courtney Mares|May 19, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope John Paul II in 1996. (Vatican Media via CNA)

New book highlights St. John Paul II's influence amid Cold War

Courtney Mares|Nov 18, 2020|5 Min Read

Pope John Paul II at prayer in 1991. (L'Osservatore Romano via CNA)

World

Polish Catholic university defends St. John Paul II against 'slander' in wake of McCarrick Report

Catholic News Agency|Nov 17, 2020|4 Min Read

New U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick kisses Pope John Paul II after he received the red biretta during a consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 21, 2001. (CNS photo/Vincenzo Pinto, Reuters)

If a legacy is tainted by McCarrick report, it’s clericalist culture

John L. Allen Jr.|Nov 13, 2020|6 Min Read

Theodore McCarrick, at the North American College April 5, 2005, ahead of a papal conclave after the death of John Paul II. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images via CNA)

JPII biographer says 'pathological' McCarrick 'lied to’ the pope

Ed Condon|Nov 10, 2020|4 Min Read

John Paul II rose. (Nathan Williams/wikimedia. CC BY SA 4.0 via CNA)

JPII rose added to White House Rose Garden

Catholic News Agency|Aug 22, 2020|2 Min Read

St. John Paul II is depicted on the Trinity Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online

Catholic News Service|Jul 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Poland’s bishops celebrate Mass at the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice June 15, 2020. (Courtesy of the Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference via CNA)

Faith

Bishops entrust Polish Church to Mary in St. John Paul II centenary year

Catholic News Agency|Jun 15, 2020|2 Min Read

A file photo shows St. John Paul II in 1978 in Rome, days after his election. While honoring the 100th anniversary of the late pope's birth, two living popes and others are urging a revival of his teachings. (CNS photo/Mal Langsdon, Reuters)

Faith

St. John Paul revisited: Centenary spurs revival of pope's teachings

Carol Glatz|May 20, 2020|5 Min Read

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