The pontiff's surprise entrance came during a special Jubilee Mass for those who are sick and those who care for the sick.

As on every fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome displayed the Veil of Veronica for public veneration. But what ...

Pope Francis briefly appeared on stage during a special Jubilee Mass at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, delighting crowds. It was his first official appearance at the Vatican since leaving the hospital ...

Francis, 88, was released from the hospital two weeks ago, and Sunday’s showing was his first public appearance at the ...

Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on ...

After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's Square.

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

The 88-year-old Pope Francis lifted his hands to wave to the crowd, who stood and applauded, as he was rolled to the front of the altar in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment ...

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil.” ...