The legend of St. Francis of Assisi and Brother Wolf tells a story not of taming a wild creature, but of cooperation and ...

Francis has done away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a public viewing will take place directly in St. Peter’s Basilica, where thousands have thronged to pay respects to popes in the past.

while Friday brings him closer to an unenviable Vatican record—one of the longest hospital stays for a pontiff in modern history. A nun attends a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis, in St. Peter's ...

Overall, Francis is widely seen as trying to open the staid global Church to the modern world. Among major decisions, he has allowed priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples on a case-by ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news ...

"This is truly a sign of hope." Francis, who has been pope since 2013, is widely seen as trying to open up the staid global Church to the modern world. However, the pope's reform agenda has upset ...