In July 2025, a photo circulated online that claimed to show Pope John Paul II playing baseball. The picture appears to show ...

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Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Archbishop W. Shawn McKnight of Kansas City, Kan., during Mass on June 29 ...

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Benedict, Francis, Paul and others: How do popes choose their names? While speculation mounts over the identity of the next pope, equally intriguing is the name he will choose, as it may offer an ...

After the death of John Paul II himself in 2005, his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, for his case to proceed. Only nine years later, in 2014, Pope Francis proclaimed John Paul II a saint.

The photo shows John Paul and Benedict. However, the third man in the photo is former Venezuelan Archbishop Rosalio Jose Castillo Lara, not Bergoglio, who went on to become Pope Francis.

The photo shows John Paul and Benedict. However, the third man in the photo is former Venezuelan Archbishop Rosalio Jose Castillo Lara, not Bergoglio, who went on to become Pope Francis.