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

Editor's Note: This story was originally published May 21, 2022, and was last updated on Jan. 17, 2025. Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm ...

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Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: AP/Firdia Lisnawati The fifth ballot – the one that made him pope -- actually had to ...

Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes ...

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since ...