St. John Paul II witnessed these Salesians arrested and taken away by the German Nazis, simply because they were Catholic priests. They died in concentration camps.
Because of St. Peter Julian Eymard, today is not only Our Lady of Fatima but also Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Here's why.
Some 3,000 clergy were sent to Dachau. Pope Leo called on the intercession of all the martyr priests, especially for young people.
What started as a simple YouTube broadcast has shattered records, and it has a unique link to Pope St. John Paul II!
You've probably never heard of the young immigrant Helena Pelczar, but it is said she bore the wounds of Christ, as some of the saints have.
In 1979, St. John Paul II gave a homily at the tomb of St. Adalbert, which became a blueprint for his entire pontificate.
Barbara Stanisława Samulowska was one of the two visionaries of Our Lady at a location that is sometimes called the “Polish Lourdes,” and is Poland's only approved Marian apparition, with a link to JPII.
Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is appointed successor to Cardinal Krajewski, who has been named to lead his home diocese of Łódź, Poland.
When the tomb of St. Casimir was opened in 1604, tradition says a copy of the medieval hymn “Omni die dic Mariae” was found in his coffin.
Karol and Emilia were married on February 10, a day that could eventually become their feast day if they are canonized by the Church.
Afflicted by a malignant tumor, Fr. Lucjan Bielas was at high risk of fatal metastasis. After an operation he turned to the Child Jesus, and his life changed…
In this powerful testimony, a mother talks about her experience having a child with a fatal congenital condition and how it strengthened her pro-life stance.
From Kołobrzeg to the Vatican: Andrzej Michalski, an Arabian horse breeder, tells Aleteia about the extraordinary gesture that moved people around the world. And where the horse is now.
St. John Paul II prayed at this saint's tomb almost every day when he was a young student in Rome, asking him for guidance and help.
Prior to his death in Auschwitz, a friar shaved St. Maximilian Kolbe's beard and saved it at the monastery in a glass pickle jar.
“I go to doctors and they’re all shocked that the epilepsy is gone. They keep ordering tests because they find it strange …”
The Polish pontiff not only lost his older brother, but also his mother and older sister, leaving him alone in the home with his father, Karol Wojtyła, Sr.
