Catholic theologians and other experts discussed the impact of Pope Francis' pontificate on issues, particularly migration, ...

"It's really important in a world where there's a kind of cult of health and youth," added Ivereigh ... Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, resigned in 2013, the first pontiff to do so ...

The CBCP highlighted Pope Benedict XVI as the "Pope of Charity ... when Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines for the World Youth Day. I was galvanized just like millions of other Filipinos ...

The 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City since 2013 endured severe pneumonia in his youth and had ... the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013.

The Vatican stated that physicians have lifted their previous "guarded" prognosis regarding Pope Francis' condition.

The pope has a history of lung issues, having had part of a lung removed in his youth. His advanced age ... His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, had also resigned, citing a “lack of strength ...

The pope will be released tomorrow,” said one of the pope’s attending physicians Saturday, after Francis spent five weeks ...

Pope Francis, first pontiff in centuries to publish an autobiography while in office, shares personal stories, reflections on ...

The pope has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed in his youth. On Monday ... though Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, stepped down as pope in 2013 due to age and ill ...

Pope Benedict XVI announced ... having undergone a partial lung removal in his youth. Yesterday evening, the Vatican said that he was showing slight improvements. The Vatican's statement read ...