The resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has sparked internal debate over the status and titles of former Popes. One ...

He denies he has cancer ... RELATED: Why nonsense stories about the pope resigning keep popping up While denying he needs to do so himself, Francis holds up Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as a ...

Pope Francis said this latest apostolic journey to Canada was a 'test' that proved the pontiff must slow down on traveling or ...

Pope Francis’ plans to visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila and its basilica Aug. 28 fueled speculation of a possible ...

Pope Francis’s plans to visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila and its basilica Aug. 28 fueled speculation of a possible ...

Pope Francis recently decided to hold a Consistory (a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals) on August 27 to appoint new cardinals, and since those cardinals would be part of the assembly that ...

Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was 'a bit of a test' that showed he ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While Pope Francis said he has “no intention of resigning,” he laid out ... bishops in the United States have denied Communion to Catholic politicians who support ...

More info The pontiff, 85, denied he plans to retire, but said the "door has been open" since his predecessor Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years, stepping down in 2013.

Papal acknowledgment of the Church’s transgressions is relatively new, but Francis has tried to make it central to the job.

Speaking to reporters while traveling home from northern Nunavut, the 85-year-old Francis stressed that he hadn’t thought ...