Pope Francis has sharply cut back his workload as he follows doctors' orders of two months of convalescence and respiratory therapy to improve his lung function.

There was no guarantee that Pope Francis would reach this year's Easter celebrations after a life-threatening illness that had him confined to a hospital for over a month.

The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a ...

Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in front of ...

"The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave them the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings," the Vatican press office said in a statement.

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for Palestinians and Israelis to be able to live in peace.

It falls to us to proclaim this Easter hope, this ‘turning point’ where darkness becomes light,” the pope wrote in the homily ...