His encyclicals are urgent calls to action, addressing the interconnected crises of climate change, poverty and social ...

The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a ...

Pope Francis, still recovering from a dangerous bout with bilateral pneumonia, also had a brief meeting with Vice President ...

Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, as he continues ...

Pope Francis appeared on Easter Sunday to bless the faithful in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City; earlier in the day he met ...

Pope Francis appeared for Easter mass and in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday morning after a brief meeting with Vice President ...

"The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave them the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings," the Vatican press office said in a statement.

We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless people in St. Peter’s Square and treat them to a ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from treatment for bilateral pneumonia, greeted crowds gathered in a tulip-filled St ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

There was no guarantee that Pope Francis would reach this year's Easter celebrations after a life-threatening illness that had him confined to a hospital for over a month.