VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that Cathol...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the end, American-style transparency was no match for the Vatican's obsession with secrecy.C...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Catholic Church awoke Friday with no leader following the resignation of Benedict XVI, who pled...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Benedict XVI left the Catholic Church in unprecedented limbo Thursday as he became the fi...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday from a massive crowd at his final genera...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The papal ring will be destroyed, along with other powerful emblems of authority, just as they are ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery o...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope has done in more than half a millenni...

From CNNVatican City (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace in Syria, reconciliation in Myanmar, and comfort in flood-s...