The Vatican kicked off the countdown to the beatification of Pope John Paul the II with a YouTube video of his first papal speech. The video, a series of clips from the first year of his 27-year...

With over 33 million global cases, the AIDS virus claims thousands of lives each day. In response, the Vatican will host an international conference in May of 2011 regarding the prevention of AIDS and...

From The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good...

From The Associated Press VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said Saturday that recent attacks on the church over its handling of clerical sex abuse cases have been harmful, but insisted the pope's authority...

From The Associated Press ST. FRANCIS, Wis. – Arthur Budzinski says the first time the priest molested him, he was 12 years old, alone and away from home at a school for the deaf. He says he asked...

In an attempt to branch away from choral hymns and Gregorian chant, the Pope issued a list of the top ten pop and rock albums of all time, with The Beatles’ Revolver securing the number one spot. The...