The King and Queen's state visit to Italy will coincide with the jubilee year, an event in the Catholic calendar that is ...

The pontiff met with about 70 inmates, along with the prison workers and chaplains, for about 30 minutes, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office.

However, the pope surprised the faithful when he appeared in St. Peter's Square April 6 at the end of the closing Mass of the ...

The cardinal also expressed his gratitude for the collaboration of the benefactors: the Knights of Columbus, who participated ...

Pope Francis is brought on stage in St. Peter's Square by his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, at the end of the closing Mass ...

“The Pope continues to improve from the motor, respiratory and voice points of view," the Holy See Press Office announced ...

Wearing nasal cannulas that provide supplemental oxygen, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair accompanied by a nurse.

Pope Francis Sunday made his first public appearance since leaving the hospital two weeks ago, coming into St. Peter’s Square ...

Just outside the walls of the Vatican, the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" blared through speakers as health care workers tapped ...

(AP photo/Andrew Medichini) According the Vatican, prior to arriving in the square, Francis went to confession in St. Peter's Basilica and passed through the Holy Door for the Jubilee Year.

Each jubilee year starts with the Pope opening the Holy Doors at St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve in the Vatican City. This represents the passage from sin to grace and new beginnings.

The appearance marks the first time Pope Francis had been seen in public since he was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital March 23.