Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...

Pope Francis has faced numerous health challenges in recent years, and yet still has maintained a busy schedule of meetings, Masses, and travel since 2020.

The Vatican said the Pontiff’s schedule has been cleared through at least the morning of Feb. 17 while he undergoes tests and ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has had numerous health problems in recent months, but says he has never considered resigning from ...

(Photo: MONUSCO Photos/Wikimedia Commons) "I express my concern about the worsening security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." With these words, Pope Francis reacted January 29 ...

Pope Francis condemned President Donald Trump 's administration for its deportation policies after the Vatican City State cracked down on its own borders.

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

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The 88-year-old Pope often has to use a wheelchair or a cane because of bad knees and has fallen twice in the past two months. After Saturday’s slight stumble, two aides helped Francis to his chair on ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and called for an immediate end to hostilities. Speaking during his ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for an end to violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, praying "for the prompt re-establishment of peace and security" after Kigali-backed rebels entered Goma. "I ...