On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since taking the Chair of St. Peter in 2013.

Image An image of Pope Francis was projected on the Buenos ... where almost 80 percent of the population is Roman Catholic; and in East Timor, which the pope visited last year and where nearly ...

Pope Francis is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual, mild improvement" in recent days as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.

Since he was elected pope, Pope Francis has spent 12 years leading the Roman Catholic Church from the Vatican in Rome, Italy. Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com.