STORY: When a papal conclave elevated the archbishop of Buenos Aires to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, the ...

Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic ...

TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish ...

Catholics from across Argentina have flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of native son Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, according to the Vatican. The severe breathing ...

Story so far: As Pope Francis’ health continues to be in a ... he was plagued by his actions during Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ - a seven-year crackdown by the nation’s last military ...

Pope Francis has been put on a ventilator after suffering from two "acute respiratory insufficiency" episodes earlier today. In an update, the Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old was placed on a ...

Pope Francis' health has improved ... As a young man in his home country of Argentina, Francis had part of one lung removed following a pulmonary infection, which left him vulnerable to ...

In Argentina, the Buenos Aires Archdiocese scheduled a Mass Monday night for the pope's recovery in a city neighborhood. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, was archbishop there ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' health for Tuesday, Feb. 25. For the latest news, view USA TODAY's story on the pope for Wednesday, Feb. 25. Pope Francis remained in ...

over the weekend as Catholics from across Argentina flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history. It comes as the pope, a native of ...