The powers that are not expressly given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people. Also known as reserved powers amendment or states' rights amendment.
Blessed Popes John XXIII and John Paul II will be canonized on April 27, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Vatican has officially confirmed.
Debunking four myths about John Paul I, the 'Smiling Pope'. Pope John Paul I, the smiling pope, is pictured at the Vatican in 1978. Oct. 17 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Albino Luciani, the man who would become John Paul I, the Smiling Pope of just 33 days, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 28, 1978. On the day of the anniversary, an official positio, or position paper, was filed in the Vatican to support his sainthood cause.