Tag: St. John Paul II

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland  -- When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination, you grow up with a treasure -- a national shrine and sacred...

WARSAW, Poland -- Thousands of young Poles made their way through the streets of Czestochowa July 19, singing and praying as they approached the...

The United States gave a clear message of support for Tibet's efforts to protect its religious tradition at the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday celebration...

St. John Paul II's example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, especially in the wake of...

ROME -- Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the "cross of Christ is never abandoned" and that everything is in God's hands,...

On the occasion of St. John Paul II's 1984 visit to Fairbanks, Alaska, at the start of a trip to Far East nations, President...

KRAKÓW, Poland -- Forty-five years ago, on June 2, St. John Paul II started his first papal pilgrimage to his native Poland, then shackled...

OSV News recently spoke with Mary Ann Glendon, professor emerita of law at Harvard University and a former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See....

As we flip the calendar to 2024, I must admit the thought of the coming 12 months fill me with a certain amount of...

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center. The statement...