The illness marks one of the gravest health challenges of the pope's 12-year papacy.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis addressed his flock via an audio recording Thursday for the first time since he was admitted last month to the hospital. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

Sunday marked the end of a formal mourning period in the Catholic Church for Pope Francis, who died April 21 after 12 years in the papacy. He was 88. The pontiff's death catalyzed an extensive list of ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his wishes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Nuns stand next to copies of L'Osservatore Romano newspaper with headlines in Latin of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Friday, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his ...

Pope Francis had another tranquil night at the hospital, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement, as he marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy. The pope has had increasingly positive medical ...