The beatification of Pope John Paul II comes May 1, and Francis Cardinal George says he will be in Rome and participating in the ceremony. Apr 18, 2011 CBS News Chicago — Watch Live 24/7 ...

Death comes peacefully to the 84-year-old pontiff on April 2, at 9:37 p.m. in Rome Pope John Paul II, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics, died on Saturday night in ...

VATICAN CITY -- Crowd control experts were rushing to ready Rome for an estimated 2 million pilgrims for Pope John Paul II's beatification on May 1, when the city will be thronged with Easter week ...

In a Sunday audience with pilgrims, Pope Francis denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-old ...

John Paul unequivocally opposed pre- and extra-marital sex, homosexuality, abortion, and the use of contraception. The 264th pope battled what he called a "culture of death" in modern society.

Pope John Paul II -- one of the most ... A hand holding a pistol, left, aims from the crowd at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome in this May 13, 1981 photo. Moments later the pontiff ...

Pope John Paul II’s love of Rome was similar to John XXIII’s in the way he spent time with the Romans in their parishes. During his long pontificate, he visited 317 out of 333 parishes.

John Paul I's brief tenure of 33 days as pope in 1978 spawned conspiracy theories that he did not die naturally in his bed, as the Vatican said. Some wondered if he had information about a scandal ...

Pontifical Handshake in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. Pope John Paul II Shakes Hands with and Thanks Zekeh Gbotokuma – then Seminarian and Theology Student at the Pontifical Urban University ...

The following is a list of key dates in the life of Pope John Paul II, born Karol Jozef Wojtyla, ... Feb. 1, 2005: Rushed to a hospital in Rome with flu and difficulties breathing. Feb. 10, ...

John Paul unequivocally opposed pre- and extra-marital sex, homosexuality, abortion, and the use of contraception. The 264th pope battled what he called a "culture of death" in modern society.