TOKYO — On the sidewalks and the subways it's clear: Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. It's about pollen, about germs and even a little about China, its polluti...
JERUSALEM — Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Barack Obama paid respects to the nation’s heroes and to victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming th...
He emphasizes importance of peace deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank — U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting Palestinian officials on the second day of his Mideast tour to emphasi...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass today to protect the environment, the w...
Pope tells why he picked name
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered intimate insights Saturday into the moments after his papal election, telling an audience with the press...
VATICAN CITY — On his first day as shepherd of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis picked up his luggage at a Vatican hotel, personally thanked each member o...
LONDON — The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock.
And Francis will have to do it all with just ...
Francis is known for work with poor
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina’s conservative Catholic church.
Known until Wedn...
Process of choosing new pope continues
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals today remained divided over who should be pope after three rounds of voting, an indication of disagreement...
