On 31 January, Pope Francis departed from Rome to central Africa, to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring state South Sudan. The visit was previously scheduled for ...

A group of about 60 Catholic pilgrims are recovering after spending nine days trekking through war-torn South Sudan to see Pope Francis in the capital, Juba. "My feet are sore, but I am not so tired.

Representatives of the South Sudanese government and of the opposition that has not signed the peace agreement have been ...

The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff was taken to a hospital in Rome, where he was being treated for a respiratory ...

Pope Francis was taken to a hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing difficulties, the Vatican said on Wednesday, ...

Pope Francis is due to go to Congo from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 and then spend two days in South Sudan. The pope has wanted to visit predominantly Christian South Sudan for years but plans were ...

Pope Francis's health is improving after he was hospitalised with a respiratory infection and he has resumed working while ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence ...

Pope Francis is expected to leave the hospital on Saturday after being treated for a respiratory infection and will later ...