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St. Pope John Paul II

A young Karol Wojtyla -- the future pope, St. John Paul II -- is seen at right in an undated screenshot from the documentary "I Like to Watch the Sunrise." At left is his father, Karol Wojtyla Sr., an army officer who after the death of his wife dedicated his life to his two sons, Karol and Edmund. (OSV News photo/courtesy Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow)

Faith

The father behind St. Pope John Paul II

OSV News|Jun 18, 2026|6 Min Read

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Catholics can battle hate symbols with one of their own

Robert Brennan|Jun 11, 2026|4 Min Read

St. Pope John Paul II, photographed on May 21, 1984. (Photographer unknown, Wikimedia Commons)

Remembering what made St. Pope John Paul II so inspiring

Scott Hahn|Oct 14, 2025|3 Min Read

A full auditorium is seen April 1, 2025, during the premiere screening of the documentary "21:37" in Kijów cinema in Kraków, Poland. On April 2, 2005, the world mourned the passing of St. John Paul II. At 9:37 p.m., his earthly journey ended, but in his homeland of Poland, a powerful spiritual community began to form. The documentary recalls that special time and shows how it shaped people that mourned their beloved pontiff.(OSV News photo/courtesy Raphael film)

Poland remembers the hour of the death of beloved pope as unifying moment

OSV News|Apr 2, 2025|5 Min Read

People pray at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 2, 2025, the 20th anniversary of his death. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was the first pope from Poland and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, and his pontificate of more than 26 years was the third longest in history. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

Faith

Pope John Paul II 20 years later: ‘He lives in hearts’

Hannah Brockhaus|Apr 2, 2025|5 Min Read

St. Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. (Left: CNS/Luciano Mellace, Reuters; Middle: OSV News/Nancy Wiechec, CNS; Right: CNS/Lola Gomez)

The last three popes have battled the devil, author says

Catholic News Agency|Aug 30, 2024|4 Min Read

An image of St. Pope John Paul II looks down from the altar during a special Mass event on April 28 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the former pope’s canonization. (Victor Alemán)

Ten years later, LA’s Polish Catholics celebrate the saint who changed their lives

Natalie Romano|May 7, 2024|5 Min Read

Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal walks to his seat during an event marking the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops in Paul VI hall at the Vatican in 2015.(CNS/Paul Haring)

The holdovers: A look at the John Paul/Benedict generation of the cardinals

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 28, 2024|5 Min Read

Wanda Poltawska, a longtime friend and adviser to Pope John Paul II, holds a copy of a book she wrote, in a bookstore in Turin, Italy, in this May 12, 2008 file photo. (CNS/Guglielmo Lobera, Catholic Press Photo)

World

Wanda Poltawska, longtime friend to Pope John Paul II, dies at 101

Paulina Guzik|Oct 25, 2023|8 Min Read

Pope John Paul II gestures to the crowd during World Youth Day in Denver in 1993. (CNS/Joe Rimkus Jr.)

Explaining the Vatican’s contrasting reactions to John Paul II polemics

John L. Allen Jr.|Apr 20, 2023|5 Min Read

francis

Like John Paul II, Francis at the 10-year mark is no pope of little plans

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 8, 2023|5 Min Read

Pope John Paul II greets Cuban President Fidel Castro at the end of Mass in the Plaza of the Revolution in Havana in this Jan. 25, 1998, file photo. Pope Francis wrote a letter to Cuban Catholics to mark 25 years since St. John Paul II visited the country. (CNS photo/Reuters)

John Paul II’s epic Cuba trip a lesson in both leverage and limits

John L. Allen Jr.|Jan 26, 2023|5 Min Read

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