The Pope significantly increased the size of the College of Cardinals with Sunday's appointments, further cementing his mark on the group of prelates.

'Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,' Pope Francis told reporters.

Pope Francis apologized for reportedly using an offensive slur about gay men during a meeting with bishops in Rome.

The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena.

Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday.

Pope Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter that have made it difficult for him to speak at length.

Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week.

Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so in a new memoir.

Pope Francis was unable to get back onto his popemobile Wednesday, as lingering respiratory and mobility problems continued to take their toll on the 87-year-old pontiff.

Pope Francis has named a retired Quebec Superior Court judge to investigate allegations of sexual touching against a senior leader of the province's Roman Catholic Church.