Pope Francis ... s Day. Francis has suffered from sciatica for a number of years; he spoke about it during an in-flight press conference returning from a trip to Brazil in July 2013.

Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16 during his scheduled audiences. Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in ...

Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday. In it, an introspective pope divulges some of the behind-the-scenes ...

Pope Francis began ... of peace,” Francis said in his homily. A statue of Mary and the child Jesus, adorned with crowns and surrounded by poinsettias and white orchids, is displayed during ...

Pope Francis has slammed President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans and described the policy as a "disgrace." "If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches ...

Francis, leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church since 2013, has used unusually forceful language in criticizing Trump in recent years. The pope's congratulatory note comes a day after ...

Francis explained that as he began his pontificate in 2013, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gave him a large white box filled with documents “relating to the most difficult and painful situations ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a dec ...

Francis revealed that he had not considered resigning, even after major intestinal surgery. Benedict resigned from the papacy in 2013 in a break with 600 years of tradition. The former pope's ...

It is the only Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction he has awarded. President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on ...

Pope Francis has sustained an arm injury following a fall, the Vatican announced, just weeks after another incident left him with a bruise on his chin. Details about the severity of the injury ...