Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to better ...

Its sheer size suggests the wisdom — although probably the futility, too — of Pope Francis’s plea that his apostolic exhortation “on love in the family” be read “patiently and ...

Pope Francis was back making jokes following an abdominal operation that went off without any complications, the surgeon in ...

Pope Francis raised some eyebrows while discussing sex abusers, whom he labeled “children of God” who deserve love and “pastoral care” — as well revolting “enemies” who must be punished.

Pope Francis has recalled the moment he “lost his patience” with a woman who asked him to “bless my baby”, only to be presented with a small dog. The head of the Catholic church ...

Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.

Pope Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital for abdominal surgery on Wednesday afternoon after developing a painful hernia ...

Mario Jose Francisco Bergoglio (R), the pope’s father, had come to Argentina from Italy’s Piedmont region with his parents and five siblings in 1928 The pope, Barbaro said, is a “Peronist ...

Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth ...

A catholic leader with Eastern Washington and Tri-Cities ties has just been lifted to a new position by Pope Francis.

The announcement that Pope Francis will meet with Kirill, Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow, in Cuba on February 12 is, paradoxically, both a Big Deal and something that ought to have become ...

Starting a family in Italy is becoming a “titanic effort” that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis said on Friday, warning that “savage” free-market conditions were preventing the young ...