Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz says the Polish Pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel connected to him today, and Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says John Paul ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In October of 1996, Vatican spokesperson Joaquin Navarro Valls admitted to reporters concerned about the health of Pope John Paul II that the 80-year-old pontiff suffered ...

Busy Philipps revealed on 'The View' that she had once been "blessed" by Pope John Paul II when she was having a religious crisis after getting an abortion at 15.

Bartosz Wawrzyńczak, a 42-year-old from Gdansk, is one of several Polish pilgrims DW spoke to who still feel more connected to Pope John Paul II, who was from Poland and led the Catholic Church ...

(Twenty-two were appointed by Benedict, and 5 by Pope John Paul II.) The conclave, illustrated: The step-by-step process used to elect new pope to succeed Pope Francis How long will a conclave take?

Cardinals arriving in Rome for the funeral services of Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope.

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the third ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013.

The Church has used the conclave process for over 700 years, with modern rules codified by recent popes, most recently Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.

Now 20 years since Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, one of his closest collaborators says the Polish pontiff lives on in the hearts and memories of the many people who still feel ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred ...