Aiming towards a truly Asian Church

INDIA: Ultimate goal is a church committed to the peoples of the region and their struggle

Venezuela bishops ignored JP2 on Chavez

VENEZUELA: Pope John Paul II ordered Venezuelan bishops to stay out of efforts to topple President Hugo Chávez nearly 10 years ago, but the bishops defied him with encouragement from the Bush administration.

Postal service issues John Paul II stamps

PHILIPPINES: Special collector's pieces to commemorate beatification of late pontiff

The Madonna mosaic at St Peter’s

VATICAN CITY: Retired Vatican Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re recalls how a mosaic of Mary, Mother of the Church, came to be installed in St Peter's Square.

Thirty years since the shooting of Pope John Paul II

VATICAN CITY: These video reports recall the drama and intrigue surrounding the assassination attempt on Pope John ...

John Paul shrine to change town’s image

PHILIPPINES: The shrine of Blessed Pope John Paul II at Bataan Technology Park in the municipality ...

School credits pope for pupil power

PHILIPPINES: A school in the southern Philippine city of Davao has credited Blessed John Paul II ...

Exhibition on ‘marathon pope’ draws fans

INDIA: A Catholic in Kolkata organized an exhibition on Pope John Paul II on April 30, ...

Carl Bernstein on the legacy of JP2

UNITED STATES: Journalist Carl Bernstein on his book "His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History ...

Muslims join in John Paul II celebration

PAKISTAN: Clerics also pray as late pontiff takes another step towards sainthood

Cardinal Pell remembers Pope John Paul II

VATICAN CITY: Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, reflects on his memories of Pope John Paul II. Cardinal ...

Pilgrims flock to John Paul II house

PHILIPPINES: Replica of boyhood home is a major attraction ahead of beatification