The Catholic Spirit1d
30 years later: St. John Paul II’s enduring challenge to culture in ‘Evangelium Vitae’
Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the "apostle of life." He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the ...
What John Paul II Thought About ‘Feminism’
The church’s ancient defense of women’s dignity proffered by St. Augustine doesn’t need modern ideologies.
America Magazine3d
From his hospital bed, Pope Francis calls for peace amid European rearmament
Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” ...
Christian Today8dOpinion
Some reflections on Purim and the meaningfulness of Jewish-Christian dialogue
Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster reflects on Purim and Jewish-Christian dialogue. Purim starts tonight and ...
WMUR16d
John Paul II's hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis' so far. Here's a look
The pope was wounded by gunshots in his abdomen and hand.June 20-Aug. 14, 1981 — 55 daysIn his longest hospitalization, John Paul underwent a minor surgical operation and was then treated for a ...
The New Yorker24d
The Pope’s Role Has Changed in Our Time. But Has the Church?
John XXIII, who was elected Pope in 1958, called an ecumenical council, only the twenty-first in the nearly two-thousand-year history of the Church. Paul VI ... The Holocaust, and Pius XII ...
The New York Times24d
Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation
Image Magnets bearing scenes of Rome and of Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II in the window of a shop near the Vatican on Tuesday. His supporters shrug it off as idle chatter. The important thing ...
National Catholic Register24d
Explainer: Who’s in Charge of the Vatican While Pope Francis Is Hospitalized?
“Things keep going. He is kept appraised by [Vatican officials],” said Widmer, who served as a Swiss Guard under Pope John Paul II in the 1980s and who regularly returns to the Vatican to work ...
BBC24d
In pictures: How pipo dey pray for Pope Francis around di world
Wetin we call dis foto, Nuns dey pray in front of di statue of Pope John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, wia dem hospitalize Pope Francis on 24 February 2025. Wia dis foto come from ...
Yahoo24d
Who will be the next pope? What to know about Pope Francis condition, conclave process
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and became archbishop in 1998. In 2001 Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal. After a pope dies or, in rare cases, resigns as with Pope Benedict XVI ...