Pope Francis will undergo surgery on his intestine Wednesday afternoon and is expected to remain hospitalized under general anesthesia for several days, the Vatican said. Francis, 86, had 13 ...

Argentina-born Pope Francis Wednesday underwent abdominal hernia surgery “without complications” at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he will remain for a few days, it was reported.

Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have ...

Pope Francis has arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, for the opening of World Youth Day, an event described as "Catholic Woodstock." More than 1 million young people from around the world are expected to ...

Pope Francis on Saturday hammers home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, saying "those who risk their lives at sea do not invade ...

Pope Francis significantly widened the scope of the next planned meeting of the world's Catholic bishops, postponing the event by one year to allow for periods of consultation in every local ...

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Roman Catholic communities. It’s the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian ...

Follow-up to 2015 encyclical on climate crisis urges people to take side of ‘victims of environmental injustice’ Pope Francis has said he will issue a follow-up document on the protection of ...

ULAANBAATAR, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who is sometimes received as a superstar on trips abroad, arrived in Mongolia on Friday to the joy of its tiny Catholic community but with his ...

Pope Francis on Monday spoke to the Clinton Global Initiative's (CGI) "Keep Going" session urging action on climate change "before it's too late." The leader of the Catholic Church also said on ...

Pope Francis has been taken to a hospital in Rome for intestinal surgery, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday — the latest in a series of recent health issues for the 86-year-old pontiff.

Pope Francis was recovering well after undergoing colon surgery Sunday at the Gemelli Polyclinic hospital in Rome, according to the first medical report. “The Pope, hospitalized in the afternoon ...