"He will be able [to carry out his duties] better than before ... take place "to safeguard the Holy Father's post-surgery recovery". Pope Francis has faced a string of health issues in recent ...

In a statement, the Vatican said the pontiff's medical team had decided in recent days that surgery was needed. Earlier on Wednesday, Pope Francis carried out his weekly audience as normal and did ...

Pope Francis has sparked new fears for his health after being taken to Rome for a CT scan. The pope, 87, has been suffering ...

Pope Francis, 87, has begun a mammoth 12-day tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, testing his stamina after a series of health troubles.

Pope Francis has defied health concerns to embark on the longest journey of his papacy, a 12-day tour of four Asian countries ...

The Vatican has declared that transgender people who undergo surgery to change their bodies ... It was approved on March 25 by Pope Francis, who ordered its publication this week.

Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and ...

A new billboard advert declaring "Welcome Pope Francis" has been put up in central Jakarta, while the government has ordered ...

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be ...

Usually, the pope doesn’t deliver a homily at Easter, but he traditionally offers reflections on Palm Sunday. Even when he isn’t sick, Francis often speaks in a whisper and seems to run out of ...

Amid the crowd in the square yesterday morning, a banner stood out with the words: Bon Voyage. "Tomorrow I will make a ...

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be ...