Pope Francis continues to govern the church from his apartment in Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he has lived since his election, assisted by his three priest private secretaries.

Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...

Pope Francis visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least ...

According to the Vatican, the pope met with approximately 70 inmates who regularly participate in activities and catechesis ...

Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to ...

The pontiff met with about 70 inmates, along with the prison workers and chaplains, for about 30 minutes, according to a ...

A rarity. A Jesuit Pope? An impossibility. A humble Jesuit Pope? A miracle!” Pope Francis’s pontificate has been both improbable, and in its own way, miraculous. From his first public words ...

Asked how he was living this Easter period, given his condition and convalescence, Pope Francis replied, “As best I can!” ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Wednesday held an audience with dozens of doctors, nurses and hospital staff who helped get him back to health after bronchial infections ...

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, another reassuring sign of his recovery from a life-threatening ...

Pope Francis has made an unexpected appearance at the Vatican's Palm Sunday mass in St Peter's Square, less than a month after his battle in hospital with double pneumonia. The pontiff was seen in ...