Francis, 88, is the head of some 1.4 billion Catholics globally, as well leader at the Vatican, a tiny, walled city state in the middle of Rome, and the world's smallest country. Since his ...

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis was "resting" Thursday after a peaceful night, the Vatican said as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The Argentine pontiff ...

It was Francis’ third trip to France, each time avoiding Paris and ... the island from the plague in 1656 when it was still under Genoa. Corsica stands out from the rest of secularized France ...

He added: “Under Francis, poor people have become more hopeful,” he added. “They feel safer with him, they feel safer sleeping in Vatican City. Our feeling is that Pope Francis gave these ...