Francis, Pope

Pope Francis has downplayed health issues and insisted he has no plans to resign. "I am well," the 88-year-old says in his ...
Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an ...
Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book ...
Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...
He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...
Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...
Biden spoke by phone with His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday morning and "expressed his deep regret" that he was unable to ...