ANALYSIS: The Holy Father is accustomed to a busy daily schedule, frequent travel abroad, and a hands-on governing style.

His hospitalization since that date was the longest of the pope's reign, and the fourth since his election in 2013. The ...

Pope Francis greeted and thanked the faithful from a balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital Sunday, the first time the ...

At 88 years old, Francis is among the oldest pontiffs to reign in the church’s history and has a long history of respiratory illness. As a youth in Argentina, he had a portion of his right lung ...

Pope Francis is to return to his residence in the Vatican on Sunday after his doctors said that was the best place for him to ...

Catholic doctrine and declarations under Francis’ reign, however, have told a different story. While expressing acceptance and urging community freedom from discrimination and criminalization, the ...