Blessed María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female Catholic saint. Pope Francis paved the way Monday ...

Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...

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

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...

Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...

Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he ...

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...

The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female saint. Pope Francis paved the way after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles, founder of the Congregation of ...

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of ...

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors have said, after 38 days battling a life-threatening ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cardinal Victor Fernandez poses for photographers with a copy of a ...