Cardinals plan burial, conclave
VATICAN CITY - The College of Cardinals met for a second day of talks today to prepare for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pop...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in southern Baghdad killed one American soldier and wounded four others today, while gunmen broke into a house and kidnapp...
Pope John Paul II lies in state in Clementine Hall at the Vatican on Sunday. The pope died Saturday at the Vatican after a 26-year pontificate. He was 84. The pontiff's ...
Burial will be in St. Peter's
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II's funeral will be held Friday morning, and his remains will be interred in the grotto of St. Peter's Basili...
African, Asian also mentioned
MEXICO CITY - As cardinals rushed to the Vatican on Sunday to begin the process of selecting a new pope, many back home were asking a pointe...
Prayers for pontiff heard round world
PARIS - The faithful lit candles, prayed and reflected on Pope John Paul II's legacy Saturday as he neared death. Protestants, Musli...
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II showed the first signs of losing consciousness at dawn on Saturday, the Vatican said, as priests around the world prepared the Roman Cat...
His condition 'very grave' says Vatican
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II suffered heart failure and is in "very grave" condition, the Vatican said today, but it said he w...
MONACO - Prince Rainier III's chances of recovery from heart and kidney failure and respiratory problems were very slim, his palace said today, a day after his son and h...
Lack of food, water acute
GUNUNG SITOLI, Indonesia - Indonesia's government acknowledged today it has been slow in delivering food and water to victims of the nation's la...
