Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Mauro Olivieri, head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office, shows a two-Euro coin mint for the 2013 Vacant See during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Vatican. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarr…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Mauro Olivieri, head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Vatican. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing shutdown in credit card services, desp…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Mauro Olivieri, head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office, shows newly mint coins as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Vatican. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing shutdown…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Mauro Olivieri, head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Vatican. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing shutdown in credit card services, desp…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, Mauro Olivieri, head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Vatican. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing shutdown in credit card services, desp…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Monday, June 10, 2013, Ernst von Freyberg, president of the Vatican Bank I.O.R. (Istituto per le Opere Religiose), poses for portraits after an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Vatican City. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing sh…

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

In this picture taken on Monday, June 10, 2013, Ernst von Freyberg, president of the Vatican Bank I.O.R. (Istituto per le Opere Religiose), talks with the Associated Press during an interview at his office in Vatican City. The Vatican still hasn’t fully solved an embarrassing shutdown in cre…

2 major camps may shape papal decision

U.S. Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, could be a pope contender.

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

ADD FEB. 12 - TV crews set up their equipment as Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson waits to be interviewed, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Turkson, says the time is right for a pontiff from the developing wor…

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

ADD FEB. 12 IN BODY OF CAPTION - Ghanian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson talks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI opens the door to a host of possible successors, from the cardinal of Milan to a contender f…

Pope Benedict XVI bids farewell

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in this April 19, 2005, file photo. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, became the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis/file)

Concordia victims' lawyer pledges to push for safety

John Arthur Eaves Jr.

Valeria Solarino

Actress Valeria Solarino poses at the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Vonn finally finishes a GS, then criticizes course

Lindsey Vonn of the United States powers past a gate during the first run of an alpine ski, Women's World Cup Giant slalom race, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010.