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 became a visible part of life and worship at Seattle's St. James Cathedral last September, with dedication of a striking bronze shrine created by sculptor John Sisko. But the "good ...

Angelo Giussepe Roncalli was born at Sotto il Monte, in northern Italy, on Nov. 25, 1881, the son of a relatively prosperous peasant family. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Bergamo in 1904 ...

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 ...

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 ...