Due to lingering bronchitis, Pope Francis requested a priest to read his speech at the weekly audience. The 88-year-old pope, ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was unable to read his remarks for a general audience due to bronchitis. Asking an aid to read the text, the 88-year-old pontiff said "with my bronchitis I can't" ...

Francis, 88, has been pope since 2013 and has suffered from influenza and other health problems several times over the past ...

Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.

The pontiff reappeared in public for the first time since he was diagnosed with bronchitis on Thursday to celebrate an ...