Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

24 (UPI) --The pope ... in 2000. Francis, meanwhile, first opened the Holy Door in 2015 for his 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. This year the pontiff presided over an Easter vigil on a ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

Pope Francis feels healthy, no plans to resign Pope defends blessings for same-sex couples New book "Hope" reviews Francis's life and decisions VATICAN CITY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Pope Francis ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Pope Francis delivers his blessing from the window of his private library overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, March 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) ...

ROME -- An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since ...

Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as Jubilee pilgrims braved the weather to hear Pope Francis give his Angelus message on Jan. 5, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a global commitment to eradicate child labor, saying injustices committed against “the invisible little ones” are a gross violation against God’s ...

President Biden honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, on Saturday, saying the pontiff was a "light of ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2024. (Credit: Remo Casilli/AP.) Listen On his wheelchair, Pope Francis began the celebration of Christmas by ...

Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional ... the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on the morning of Easter Sunday 2024. The urbi et orbi is a special apostolic blessing ...