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 ...

The Polish Pope encapsulated Our Lady’s message when he gave his 1982 homily at the Portugal shrine. Pope John Paul II prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Chapel of the Apparitions ...

John Paul II’s visit in 1987 was the first and only time a pope has come to SC! Pope John Paul II’s visit to South Carolina was part of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to the United States of America and ...

St. John Paul II has been called the “mercy pope” for good reason. As pope, he beatified and then canonized St. Faustina Kowalska, who received the message of divine mercy that later spread throughout ...

VATICAN CITY Finally at rest after years of debilitating disease, Pope John Paul II's body lay in state Sunday, his hands clutching a rosary, his pastoral staff under his arm. Millions prayed and wept ...

Even 8 months after his death, the world is still abuzz about the legacy of Pope John Paul II. The man who would take his place, good friend, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now shares his own memories of ...

The NewsHour presents extended excerpts of Pope John Paul II's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The open-air funeral in St. Peter's Square was one of the largest religious gatherings ...

In the 1970s, you were more likely to have a spaceship piloted by an extraterrestrial land in your backyard than the leader of the Catholic Church. The era of regular papal travel had not yet begun, ...