Wojtyla survived the German occupation of Poland by taking a job as a stonecutter in a quarry in 1940 ... On October 16, 1978, Wojtyla became Pope, taking the name John Paul II. He accepted his ...

Pope John Paul II visited Australia in 1986, who becomes only the second Pope to visit Australia after Pope Paul VI's 1970 tour. On that time he was 66 years old, and had visited every state and ...

The royal couple will travel to Italy in April, where they are set to meet Pope Francis and senior Italian leaders, as well ...

This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991. These stations reflect deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. Then Jesus came with them to a place ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

2. Pope John Paul II The visit of Saint John Paul II to Colombia took place 18 years later, in 1986, and lasted seven days, during which he toured ten cities. On July 1, the Holy Father arrived in ...

If you are planning to travel to Krakow or any other city in Poland, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the J ...

While receiving participants in the jubilee pilgrimage promoted by the Nordic Bishops' Conference, Pope Francis highlighted the increase in the region's faithful. He called on Catholics to persevere ...

In the Polish village of Konotopa, near Toruń, the construction has begun of a Virgin Mary statue that will measure more than ...

Invasion of Iraq A year and a half after the 9/11 attacks, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq, marking the start of the Iraq ... and the government lost the ...

In the village of Konotopa, near Toruń, the construction has begun of a Virgin Mary statue that will measure more than 55-metres in height making it taller when finished than the Brazilian statue of ...