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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cuba is making progress on a China-backed plan to install more than 50 solar parks this year capable of churning out more ...

Cuba has not reported how many of the 553 releases ... The Cuban government announced the release of 553 prisoners through the mediation of Pope Francis “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee ...

Pope Francis had two acute respiratory crises on ... a U.S.-financed broadcaster provoked the ire of the communist government in Cuba. President Trump dismantled it in a matter of days.

Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli University Hospital on Sunday after spending 38 days there for treatment of severe bilateral pneumonia, a condition that posed a serious threat to his ...

While Pope Francis is in Cuba next week chances are high that he will meet with former president Fidel Castro, though no specific time has been set, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi has ...

Sept. 19-22 — Pope Francis visits Cuba and meets with Fidel Castro in the first papal visit to the country since Pope John Paul II in 1998. During his homily, Francis discusses the dignity of the ...