Whether it's black smoke or white smoke billowing from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, the souvenir business in the Vatican is thriving even without news of a new pope. "Rome is always touristy," ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican secretary of state acknowledged Tuesday there were problems at "the pope's hospital" for children in the past but said the new administration is making a "serious effort to ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of problems.