Paul VI (1897-1978) became pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1963. He reigned during a period of great change and ferment in the Church following the Second Vatican Council. The future pope was born Giovanni Battista Montini at Concesio (Lombardy),...

PAUL VI (Giovanni Battista Montini, 1897–1978), was pope of the Roman Catholic Church during most of the Second Vatican Council and the years immediately after it. Born to influential and prosperous parents in Concesio, near Brescia, Italy, the...

Pope Paul VI (Latin: Paulus PP. VI; Italian: Paolo VI), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. Succeeding...

John W. McDevitt of New Haven, an educator formerly of Waltham who was honored by Pope Paul VI for his devotion to the Holy See, died Dec. 6 in Yale New Haven Hospital. He was 87. Born and raised in Malden, Mr. McDevitt...

Msgr. Vincent Foy, Did Pope Paul VI Approve the Winnipeg Statement? A Search for the Truth Toronto-life Ethics Information Centre (53 Dundas St. East, Suite 308, M5B 1C6) 1997, 68 pp., $6. 95. REVIEWED BY JOSEPH THOMPSON This review is being...

Aloisio Lorscheider, one of Latin America's most influential cardinals, died Sunday after a lengthy hospital stay. He was 83.The Brazilian cardinal was hospitalized in early December with a heart condition, the Aparecida Archdiocese said in a statement, without giving more details.The two-time president of the...

Today is Friday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2007. There are 108 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write his poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing how Fort McHenry in Maryland had endured...