April 2 is when some of the most important events in the world took place. Firstly, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of 84. His funeral attracted close to four million people to Vatican City ...

However, on April 2 the Vatican announced Pope John Paul II had died and his funeral would take place on the same day as the nuptials. Diplomatic sources soon said the prime minister, Tony Blair ...

"It's kind of like closure. I guess like going to a funeral for a family member. It's probably the closest we're ever going ...

COMMENTARY: Let us heed the great pope’s oft-repeated words, “Be not afraid!” and with courage respond to his witness and ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II’s life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in ...

While the vast majority of U.S. Catholics support capital punishment, Pope John Paul II has declared the Church's near total opposition to the death penalty. In his encyclical "Evangelium Vitae ...

By Linda Bordoni Reflecting on Pope John Paul II’s final moments two decades ago, Cardinal Pietro Parolin recalled the ...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. (photo: Gregorini Demetrio ...

Regarding Erika Bachiochi’s “John Paul II, the Feminist Pope” (Houses of Worship, March 14): When one thinks of a feminist, such names as Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem ...