Pope John Paul II
New Vatican document combines modern transparency with eternal teaching
By Thomas Reese — April 9, 2024
(RNS) — Pope Francis summons all people to defend human dignity in every moment of human existence.
Sinead O’Connor was a rock star and a Muslim. Why did obituaries miss this?
By Anna Piela — August 8, 2023
(RNS) — Obscuring O’Connor’s faith is a missed chance to fight Islamophobia.
Convalescing Pope Francis holds talks with Cuba’s president at Vatican
By Associated Press — June 21, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, met on Tuesday with Cuba’s president, part of the Holy See's attention to the communist-led Caribbean island nation.
Pope slams ‘insinuations’ against John Paul II as baseless
By Frances D'emilio — April 17, 2023
(AP) — Last week, Pietro Orlandi met for hours with Vatican prosecutors who earlier this year reopened the investigation into his sister's disappearance. Italy's Parliament has also begun a commission of inquest into the case.
Polish TV report: John Paul II knew of abuse as archbishop
By Monika Scislowska — March 7, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pope St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, according to a television news report.
The legacy of a decade of Pope Francis
By Thomas Reese — March 6, 2023
(RNS) — Francis has opened windows that are difficult to close.
My encounters with Joseph Ratzinger — and Pope Benedict XVI
By Thomas Reese — December 31, 2022
Open discussion was suppressed by Ratzinger under the papacy of John Paul. If you did not agree with the Vatican, you were silenced.
Benedict, the ‘other pope,’ dies at 95, leaving behind a unique and complex legacy
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, paved the way into the new millennium, but struggled to reconcile his traditional Catholic views with a world that he considered to be ‘under the dictatorship of relativism.’
Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance
By Joanne M. Pierce — September 26, 2022
(The Conversation) — Queen Elizabeth II encouraged tolerance in a multifaith United Kingdom. To appreciate the significance of her efforts, it is important to understand the country’s complicated religious history.
A saint for our time: New documentary on Mother Teresa premieres at the Vatican
By Claire Giangravé — September 1, 2022
(RNS) — A new documentary showcases the life of the saint, flawed and relentless, ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death.
Richard Dujardin, longtime religion reporter, dies in fall at 77
By Bob Smietana — August 16, 2022
(RNS) — Dujardin was remembered as a friend, mentor, devoted journalist and family man.
Avoiding a deadlocked conclave
By Thomas Reese — May 17, 2022
(RNS) — Before he dies or retires, Pope Francis needs to make changes in the process of electing a new pope to avoid the possibility of a deadlocked conclave.
Firebrand Texas bishop tests limits of conservative Catholic dissent
By Jack Jenkins — February 1, 2022
(RNS) — A canon lawyer described Bishop Joseph Strickland's challenge to a fellow bishop as 'unprecedented.'
A look back at the history of US presidential visits to the Vatican
By Claire Giangravé — October 26, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Historically, the relationship between the Vatican and the Oval Office has often been tense — even occasionally hostile.
Five rules for disagreeing with the pope
By Thomas Reese — September 27, 2021
(RNS) — We are all cafeteria Catholics. The real question is how we avoid a food fight in the cafeteria.
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