Was there a more decisive year for the Church in our time than 1958? Pope Pius XII died. An old order passed away, and a new one was born. Pope John XXIII was elected and decided to call the Second ...

ROME (RNS) Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be formally declared saints on April 27, 2014 -- a bit of ticket-balancing by Pope Francis, who may be hoping to heal splits in the church by pairing ...

VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Friday in a widely-awaited announcement, without specifying when the ...

Pope John XXIII became a visible part of life and worship at Seattle's St. James Cathedral last September, with dedication of a striking bronze shrine created by sculptor John Sisko. But the "good ...

Known as "The Good Pope," he reigned from 1958 until his death in 1963 He was born in poverty and said he was happy to die poor; he left relatives $20 in his will Elected as an "interim" pope, he ...

There's never been much doubt that Pope John Paul II was destined for sainthood. In more than a quarter-century as the head of the Holy See, he left such an indelible mark that at his funeral in 2005, ...

Pope Francis announced Monday that former Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints next year. Francis announced the date during a meeting with cardinals inside the Vatican’s Apostolic ...