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Pope Francis [b] (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [c] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.
The honorific "pope" was from the early 3rd century used for any bishop in the West, and is known in Greek as far back as Homer's Odyssey (6:57). In the East, "pope" is still a common form of address for clergy in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, and is the style of the bishop of Alexandria.
The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') [2] [3] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [b] Roman pontiff, [c] or sovereign pontiff. The institution is known as the Papacy.
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 ...
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking ...
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. It was ...
On 16 March 2020, it was announced that Pope Francis signed a new motu proprio into law on March 13, 2020 which reforms the Vatican's judicial system. [17] [18] The motu proprio, titled Law CCCLI, updates the laws governing the Vatican's judiciary system and also replaced the previous judicial system which was founded in 1987.
Pope Francis has received high flows of oxygen after suffering a respiratory crisis but had a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said. “The night passed quietly, the pope rested,” the ...