Iowa PBS is airing a new documentary called "The Pope's Visit to Iowa," commemorating Pope John Paul II's first trip to the United States as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II's ...

In April 8, 2005, something happened in Rome that hadn’t happened for over 1,400 years: the congregation at a papal funeral Mass spontaneously proclaimed the deceased Pontiff a saint. The honoree was ...

SAN ANTONIO — Pope John Paul II made history when he visited San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 13, 1987, as part of his nine-city tour of the United States. It was the first and only time a pope visited ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As the world watches the selection of a new pope, we're revisiting one of Southern California's most significant papal encounters from our archives. In 1987, Pope John Paul II made ...

Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years. Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in October 1979, about a year after he was elected. The ...

Beginning on March 5, the first day of Lent, and running through Easter Sunday, April 20, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit called “‘Lord, You Could Not ...

Pope would talk in multiple languages on wildly varied topics on his plane. April 30, 2011 — -- John Paul II is the only pope ever to have engaged in the modern give-and-take press conference, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Pope John Paul II greeted the faithful in South Carolina when he visited Columbia as part of a conference on the University of South Carolina campus on Sept. 11, 1987. More ...

Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...