...inches a day. Some of the buildings are ancient, while others bow to 21st-century consumerism, which many residents Vatican City hate to see happening. Others, however, want progress so much that they'll destroy priceless artifacts and tombs...

VATICAN CITY - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy...

The pope is much more than the head of the Catholic church.He is the head of a city-state called Vatican City that actually issues passports and has a population count (about 800). That makes him a world leader. And even though he heads...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision...

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI always cast himself as the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps to the public...

Shock waves from Vatican City reverberated in Augusta on Monday as local Catholics tried to make sense of the first papal resignation in six centuries."It's...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice Thursday, saying social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter aren't...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on - the first pontiff...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. Here is the text of his...