Pope in procession after security scare
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Pope Benedict XVI led a ceremony from the steps of a church ahead of a procession in central Rome on Thursday, a day after a security scare in which a German man tried to jump on the pontiff's jeep in St. Peter's Square.
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Turkish police on Friday appealed for  restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to  the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's  image.
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A person tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's popemobile during his general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.
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The world awaited news of Pope  John Paul's condition early on Wednesday after he was rushed to  hospital with breathing difficulties during the night.
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Turkish security teams fanned out across the Turkish capital on Tuesday before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country, where he faces public anger over his remarks on violence and Islam.
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A huge crowd attended a mass  with Pope Benedict in Poland on Sunday as he prepared to visit  the Auschwitz death camp to pray as leader of the world&#039;s Roman  Catholics and a &quot;son of Germany.&quot;
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Pope Benedict XVI on Friday prayed at a sanctuary in this village in central Italy that holds a veil some Christians believe was used to wipe blood and sweat from Jesus' face on his way to his crucifixion and bears his image on the cloth.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday by lighting a candle for peace in his window and then celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
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Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter&#39;s Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation. In a short homily devoted to purely religious themes, the Pope said all humanity, with
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square.
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Pope John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.
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Turkish security teams took up positions around the cities of Ankara and Istanbul on Monday, a day before Pope Benedict XVI begins his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country.
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LORETO, Italy  - Pope John Paul prayed for the  victims of the "inhumane violence" of Russia's Beslan school  tragedy as he said Mass on Sunday before 200,000 people in  central Italy.
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Couple granted audience with Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
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A man tries to jump into  Benedict XVI's popemobile during a general audience  at the Vatican.
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Pope John Paul II makes his first appearance in public after being rushed to hospital earlier in the week.