VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he began to put his mark on the ...

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI always cast himself as the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks to the public glare and pageantry.

As the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta celebrates its anniversary, the ancient order is confronting some very modern-day issues.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice Thursday, saying social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter aren’t a virtual world they can ignore.