Pope Francis is undergoing a laparotomy, a surgery that involves opening up the abdomen to expose internal organs, and ...

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 ...

Pope Francis Saturday addressed a conference attended by prominent artists and directors including Martin Scorsese, a day after he canceled his regular work schedule due to a fever. Returning to ...

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

Pope Francis has had three hospitalizations since he was elected pope in 2013, and underwent major surgery as a young man to have part of one lung removed.

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, ...

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.

Pontiff, 86, to hold private meetings on Saturday and then attend Sunday’s mass at St Peter’s Basilica Pope Francis has returned to work after taking a day off with a fever, the Vatican has said.

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's current Synod of Bishops should not be a "parliament for demanding rights," but a "journey in accordance with the Spirit," Pope Francis said.

On the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to bring harmony to a divided world, a polarized Church, and to broken hearts. Speaking in St. Peter’s ...