A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican ...

But members of Cuba's fractured and officially illegal opposition said they see little chance that the trip will bring significant change. “Pope Francis wants his visit to have a major impact ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.

The 88-year-old made his first public appearance in five weeks at the hospital on Sunday after surviving a life-threatening ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for ...

Dr. Luigi Carbone, Francis’ Vatican-based doctor, said the pope’s residence was sufficiently ... the ire of the communist government in Cuba. President Trump dismantled it in a matter of ...

Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: J ...

While the pope will return to the Vatican on Sunday, his doctors said it would take 'a lot of time' for his aging body to ...