Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’s gravelly, frail voice echoed through St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, as a recorded message from the ailing pontiff delivered his first spoken words to 1.4 ...

Broadcast journalist Gretchen Ho joined hundreds of Filipinos in Rome in a special Mass held for Pope Francis’ recovery amid his ongoing battle with bilateral pneumonia. Ho shared photos of the ...

Pope Francis remained ... their pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital. Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny will preside over the Holy Year Mass on Sunday for the volunteers.

23. For the latest news, view our story for Monday, Feb. 24. Pope Francis remained in critical condition but attended Mass in the hospital Sunday and has not experienced a recurrence of the ...

At Sun Bowl Stadium, about 28,000 people cheered when Pope Francis talked to them during his televised Mass from Juárez, which another 200,000-plus people attended. "Thank you, brothers and ...

Rome — The voice of Pope Francis was heard by the public ... bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the square," Francis said in the message played out to those who have been ...

Pope Francis is said to be in stable enough condition that the Vatican doesn't plan to issue a new health update until ...

(AP video/Isaia Montelione and Silvia Stellacci) Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message from Pope Francis during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, ...

Pope Francis on Thursday shared his first audio message since being hospitalized nearly three weeks ago for double pneumonia, expressing thanks to his well-wishers around the world. Francis sent a ...

Pope Francis is said to be in critical condition at a Rome hospital after suffering what the Vatican called a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis.” The 88-year-old spiritual leader of the Roman ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful ...