On September 11, 1987, Saint John Paul II made a historic visit to New Orleans,…
October 22, 2026 | EWTN News
5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever
St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate and the first non-Italian pontiff to be elected since Pope Adrian VI in 1523.
You may know that St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1523.