In an interview with the Associated Press in January, Pope Francis disclosed that the diverticulitis had “returned.” At the time, the 86-year-old pontiff — who traveled to South Sudan and the ...

Pope Francis rested well overnight. The clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing his planned ...

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.

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

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 ...

Pope Francis has evoked the conflict in Ukraine as he called war "madness" and argued that "even in cases of self-defence, ...

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

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

While the Vatican has looked to play down worries over Pope Francis' health, his sudden hospitalisation has highlighted the ...