At least 300,000 people fill St. Peter's Square
VATICAN CITY - Presidents, prime ministers and kings joined pilgrims and prelates in St. Peter's Square today to bid an em...
His testament is released today by the Vatican
VATICAN CITY - The late Pope John Paul II suggested in his last will and testament that he considered the possibility of re...
KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S. military helicopter returning from a mission smashed into the southern Afghan desert Wednesday, killing 13 American military personnel and th...
Presidential council sworn in
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's presidential council was sworn in today and named Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari as interim prime minister, the count...
Conclave to elect pope starts April 18
VATICAN CITY - The College of Cardinals today set April 18 as the date for the historic start of the conclave to elect a successor ...
Up to 1 million may make trip
KRAKOW, Poland - Some people couldn't sleep for the tears. Malgorzata Rudowska Bulka blamed the logistics.
Since death bells tolled Saturday...
Jews, Muslims mourn his loss
CAIRO, Egypt - The next pope will have a hard act to follow in the Middle East, where Muslims, Jews and Christians alike mourned the loss of ...
Rome ready to rake in $122.5M
ROME - With Pope John Paul II's funeral expected to draw up to 2 million people, at least one consumer group is accusing businesses near St....
Rainier ruled rich Monaco
MONACO - Prince Rainier III, whose marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamour to one of Europe's oldest dynasties, ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi parliament chose Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's new interim president today, reaching out to a long-repressed minority and brin...
