A Vatican spokesman said that the bruise was caused by a contusion on Friday morning, when Francis hit a night stand with his ...

The pontiff has experienced several health issues over the past few years, including bronchitis and an abdominal hernia ...

Pope Francis installed on Saturday21 new cardinals from five continents, many of whom could one day help elect his successor.

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, center, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain, follows with other cardinals Pope Francis presiding over a Mass ...

A visibly bruised Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from five continents on Saturday, including bishops from Algiers, ...

Instead, they may assist their church with counsel, financial support, or some other form of patronage. Cardinals take formal ...

The pope highlighted that the term “cardinal” symbolizes a “hinge,” emphasizing their vital role as in holding the Church ...

Pope Francis celebrated the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with the news cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, calling ...

Several of Pope Francis’s new crop of cardinals have said they want their service in the new role to focus on promoting peace ...

Pope Francis appeared at St. Peter's Basilica with a noticeable bruise on the right side of his chin during the solemn ...

Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one's life, to love the poor as he did and to ...

Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher ...