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 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In October of 1996, Vatican spokesperson Joaquin Navarro Valls admitted to reporters concerned about the health of Pope John Paul II that the 80-year-old pontiff suffered ...

The Rev. Enrico Bortolaso, who led a group of pilgrims from northern Veneto, offered prayers near a statue of Pope John Paul II outside of the hospital. He said they made Gemelli their first stop.

Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, ...

The shortest was that of Pope John Paul I, who was head of the Catholic Church for just 33 days.Paul served from August to September of 1978. He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack ...

Now this hospital has *** strong connection with the Pope's, and on my left here is *** statue of John Paul II, who visited this hospital *** number of times. He came here first after he was shot ...