Pope John Paul II supported liberation movements against communism, and was crucial in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, notably supporting Poland’s fight for freedom. Pope Francis was an ...

The news of the death of Pope Francis ... voice for freedom and democracy. Who had played a big role in bringing down communism in his homeland of Poland and elsewhere. John Paul II tried to ...

Before he left office in January 2025, Biden awarded Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... Queen Elizabeth II, while attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005.

Vance, one of the last dignitaries to meet with Francis on Easter Sunday before his passing, has referenced Pope John Paul II – ideologically ... Here are some key quotes by Sarah being ...

The 76-year-old priest of Saint Barnabas Catholic Church, Kaloleni Parish, played for both the late Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis ... the masses, as he quotes verses while narrating humorous ...

He may have scandalized conservatives who wanted him to be more like John Paul II and Benedict XVI ... Ironically, conservatives used this new freedom to attack the pope for allowing free debate.

Amid the Cold War in 1982 – just years before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 – President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II met at the Vatican.

He may have scandalized conservatives who wanted him to be more like John Paul II and Benedict XVI ... Ironically, conservatives used this new freedom to attack the pope for allowing free debate.

He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was made a cardinal in 2001 under Pope John Paul II. After Pope Benedict ... "There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom ...

However, he ruled out women becoming priests. "Pope John Paul II was clear and closed the door and I'm not going to go back on that," he said. "The struggle for women's rights is a continuing ...

In life, Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path forged by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict ... oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the ...

In 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed Bergolio as titular Bishop of Auca and as an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires. This was done at the request of Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, Archbishop of ...