A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

Mr. Bruni said the pope is in “good humor” and happy to get out of his suite at the Casa Santa Marta and surprise people, as ...

The Holy See Press Office told journalists during a morning press briefing on the pope’s health that the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance at the Vatican since he was discharged from the hospital on March 23 after a ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double ...

After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's ...

When asked if we could expect other such surprises in the coming days, Dr. Sergio Alfieri responded: “I do not rule out that the Holy Father will give us other surprises. We know him.” ...

The pope, in a previously unannounced move, came out to the square shortly before noon at the end of the celebration of a ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance Sunday since his weeks-long hospital stay, greeting the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...