Vatican City

After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile

2013-05-09 17:55:00

When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations. No...

Pictures in the News | March 11, 2013

2013-03-11 09:03:18

New pope: Los Angeles faithful eagerly await word

2013-03-13 11:52:52

The new pope: Cheers in L.A. for first Latin American pontiff

2013-03-13 13:03:59

New pope: Some Latinos take note of Bergoglio's Italian roots

2013-03-13 18:24:17

Pictures in the News | March 27, 2013

2013-03-27 08:53:00

The papal conclave in Vatican City: Selecting a new pope

2013-03-12 12:35:00

The 115 Roman Catholic cardinals charged with selecting a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics cast their first votes Tuesday and continued their secret deliberations, signaling with black smoke from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City that...

Papal conclave: When to watch for smoke

2013-03-12 15:01:00

After failing to decide on a new pope in their first vote Tuesday, Roman Catholic cardinals are settling into a regular schedule of balloting in the Sistine Chapel until they have a winner. The ritualized voting is closed to the public, but smoke is...

Pictures in the News | February 27, 2013

2013-02-27 10:43:50

All roads lead to Rome, for pilgrims and runners

2013-03-17 08:59:00

ROME – Snarled traffic, cheering crowds, well-wishers from around the world. Pope Francis’ first scheduled public appearance? That, and the Rome Marathon too. The annual long-distance race clashed on the calendar Sunday with the new pope&...

Pope Francis may eschew many trappings of his office

2013-03-15 13:06:00

VATICAN CITY -- Like a man who has somehow won the lottery against his will, newly appointed Pope Francis has already begun refusing some of the privileges of office, in keeping with the austere, almost ascetic ways he has pursued as a Jesuit priest....

Some cardinals share thoughts on papal conclave at Vatican City

2013-03-14 14:25:00

VATICAN CITY�— In their private meetings before electing the new pope, Roman Catholic cardinals took note when one of their members rose to speak�— clearly, quietly and persuasively�— about the need to purify the church and streamline...

Pope Francis greets Mexican President Enrique Pe�a Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Heads of state and representatives from more than 100 countries attended the pope's inauguration.

2013-03-20 13:20:00

Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony in Vatican City.

2013-03-19 04:55:00

Priests give Holy communion during the Inauguration Mass for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

2013-03-19 00:00:00