The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

At Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, he is seen wearing what appears to be hearing devices. The Vatican says on Jan. 16 that Pope Francis suffered a “contusion” on his ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Pope Francis. Pope Francis led the world’s ... 10,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica for his traditional Christmas Eve Mass. Security has been tight around the Vatican and many other tourist ...