After five weeks in hospital, Pope Francis is set to return to the Vatican for further recovery from pneumonia, with his ...

Francis was admitted to a hospital Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of ...

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli Hospital where he ...

Israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza, medics in the territory said Thursday. The strikes hit houses in the cities of Khan Younis and ...

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.

However, he has also acknowledged that he could step down, following the precedent set by Benedict XVI. Over the years, the Argentine pontiff has even imagined his retirement, envisioning life in ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Nancy Patula, of Palm Harbor, Florida, along with Weekend Edition puzzle master, ...

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, also condemned the writings on two occasions, describing them as “a mix of childish fantasies, historical and exegetical errors ...

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Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...