World & Nation
Pope John XXIII modernized Catholicism on road to sainthood
April 27, 2014
For a pope who was elected when he was 76 and served for just five years, John XXIII has nevertheless come to be seen as one of the most influential popes of the 20th century.
Francis took an unprecedented step in a dual canonization ceremony to be held Sunday for Popes John XXIII and John Paul II.
April 26, 2014
For the first time, he will neither appear nor be heard at today’s rites. Amid his decline, he has ceded much authority to an inner circle.
Feb. 27, 2005
Watch live: The canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
Worshipers in St. Peter’s Square applaud when a message from John Paul is read at a requiem Mass. A private wake is televised worldwide.
April 4, 2005
Opinion
Pope Francis’ balanced sainthood ticket
July 8, 2013
Television
CBS focuses on big events in Pope John Paul II’s life; ABC tries to show the inner man.
Dec. 1, 2005
Obituaries
Joaquin Navarro-Valls — a suave, silver-haired Spaniard who was a close confidant of Pope John Paul II and served for more than two decades as chief Vatican spokesman — has died at the age of 80.
July 5, 2017
Francis may have seen canonization of former pontiffs John Paul II and John XXIII as a chance to foster unity within the Catholic Church.