Pope Francis has joked that some people in the Church hoped he would not survive his recent colon operation, and denounced vociferous conservative critics for doing "the work of the devil" by u ...

  In a wide-ranging radio interview that aired on Wednesday; Pope Francis called the withdrawal of the U.S. military and its allies from Afghanistan "legitimate," but criticized the way it was ca ...

  Italian police announced Monday that the sender of the letter addressed to Pope Francis containing three bullets has been identified.   The police have not released the name of the individ ...

  Pope Francis is doing well following intestinal surgery; the Vatican said on Sunday after the 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalised for the first time since his election in 2013.   Spokesma ...