Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he would step down at the end of the month is stunning but not surprising for a man with experience running a critical sector of the Vatican hierarchy while his ...

Pope Benedict XVI's resignation sets in motion a complex sequence of events to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The laws governing the selection after a pope's ...

The last three popes each confronted a defining crisis of their time. John Paul II stood face-to-face with the brutal realities of communism and answered them with spiritual defiance and moral clarity ...

Herman Van Rompuy, in a brief statement this evening said he "deeply respects the decision of Pope Benedict XVI, especially since it is not in line with tradition." "His pontificate has been short but ...

The pope is quite the fashionista. Feb. 28, 2013— -- intro:He might be the leader of the Catholic world and the top dog of one of the longest-running insitutions in human history. But that ...

In unusual gesture, president left White House to meet the pope when he landed. April 15, 2008 — -- In a rare gesture, President Bush traveled from the White House with first lady Laura Bush to ...

Plumes of black smoke billowed from a chimney on the rooftop of the Sistine Chapel around midday local time on Thursday (6 a.m. Eastern time), indicating that the scarlet-robed cardinals gathered ...