VATICAN CITY – Pope John XXIII left his imprint on humanity and the Catholic Church he led for fewer than five years, helping propel him to sainthood on Sunday. Here are some highlights, in deeds and ...

Monsignor A. Anthony Frecker was a grade-school student considering the priesthood in 1958 when the Roman Catholic Church elected the pope who has become one of his personal heroes. More than 50 years ...

Pope John XXIII, who will be canonized Sunday with Pope John Paul II, was a revolutionary in his own right. Elected at age 76 to be a caretaker pope, John promptly upended expectations by calling the ...

VATICAN CITY, June 3 -- The disinterred body of Pope John XXIII, the much-loved pontiff who initiated radical changes in the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s, was wheeled through St. Peter's Square ...

On Thursday morning, a small convoy with police protection will depart from the Vatican bound for the northern Italian city of Bergamo, almost six and a half hours away. In a sense, it’s actually a ...

ROME – For many Catholics, Pope Francis long has called to mind St. Pope John XXIII, known to Italians as “Good Pope John,” who convened the Second Vatican Council. Like Pope John, Francis is known as ...

The Diocese of Bergamo announced yesterday that next year the body of St. John XXIII will return to the city, his native diocese, for a visit expected to last about two weeks. In a June 27 statement ...

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There's never been much doubt that Pope John Paul II was destined for sainthood. In more than a quarter-century as the head of the Holy See, he left such an indelible mark that at his funeral in 2005, ...