How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like ...

The Vatican has issued a positive update on the health of Pope Francis as he continues to recover from his bout of double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has spent nearly five weeks in hospital.

The Vatican has issued a statement saying Pope Francis will be well enough to appear at his hospital window from Rome's ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella commemorated the 12th anniversary of Francis' installation as pope by sending him a ...

Pope Francis plans to make his first public appearance since he was hospitalized more than a month ago on Sunday, greeting ...

And yet Francis’ critics often complain that he’s authoritarian, that he takes decisions in a vacuum and without regard to ...

The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the “press 1 for English, 2 for Latin” version of ...

Vatican Media will be present to record and distribute footage of the papal appearance, which marks a promising progression ...

Pope Francis plans his first public appearance since being admitted to the hospital. He intends to show himself to the ...

As hand-picked travel teams become the norm, the poor are left out. If sport presents us with an opportunity for solidarity, ...

During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he ...