Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the “cross of Christ is never abandoned” and that everything is in God’s hands, ...

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

As we cross the threshold into another Lent, I’m particularly mindful of the example of St. Veronica. The Church meditates on her courage and compassion whenever we pray the traditional Stations of ...

Here MailOnline takes a look at the secret lives of some extraordinary popes before they became one of the most recognised ...

She was born on August 25, 1905 in Glogowiec in Poland of a poor and religious family of peasants, the third of ten children. She was baptized with the name Helena in the parish Church of Swinice ...

From modest beginnings in a town on the outskirts of Poland’s capital, Krakow, to the death of ... Another prominent theme in John Paul’s papal tenure was his conservative stance on social issues and ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter ... 1,800th anniversary of the martyrdom of Peter and Paul. Before that, the chair had not been seen ...

A tale of good versus evil played out on the large screen in the sanctuary of St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Finland. Jesus was shown in robes with long hair and a beard, while Satan was dressed ...

chilly St. Peter's Square for the first of a nightly recitation of the Rosary. The prayer evoked the 2005 vigils when St. John Paul II was dying in the Apostolic Palace, but those on hand said ...

If you are planning to travel to Krakow or any other city in Poland, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the J. Paul Ii Balice International ...

KRAKOW, Poland — The notes of the trumpeter ... once housing a brothel, and adjacent St. John the Baptist Church. Nuns, solo and in pairs — and in full habit — stroll along the streets.