Tom Hundley

Pope John Paul II, whose towering moral authority left an imprint on almost every corner of the globe, was laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on...

Just as Americans remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the news of President John Kennedy's assassination or the terror attacks of Sept....

Given his long list of triumphs, it is hard to imagine that Pope John Paul II left behind any unfinished business or unfulfilled dreams. But he did. The pope's greatest...

In a majestic ceremony that recalled the splendor of the papal past, a solemn procession of cardinals, priests and bishops Monday escorted Pope John Paul II's body into St. Peter's...

Just moments after his fellow cardinals elected him pontiff in 1978, Pope John Paul II took a moment to marvel at the unexpected turn of events with a key supporter,...

Pope John Paul II, the man who led the Catholic Church for a generation with vision, drive and charisma, died Saturday, bringing an end to his prolonged personal suffering and...

The pain was excruciating. There was no cure; the doctors believed there was no quality of life to speak of. In most cases, the anguished parents pleaded with the doctor...

Amid volleys of wild gunfire and pitched battles between Palestinian security forces and frenzied mourners, Yasser Arafat was laid to rest Friday in the scruffy military compound where Israel had...

Europe would line up behind a Kerry administration's fresh approach to "winning the peace" in Iraq with diplomatic support, but not troops, say officials and policy analysts. In the presidential...