In an interview with the Associated Press in January, Pope Francis disclosed that the diverticulitis had “returned.” At the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

(Reuters) - Pope Francis next week heads to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, two countries grappling with conflict and profound poverty, in what will be his third visit to sub ...

Pope Francis spent the night in hospital in Rome, where the 86-year-old will continue receiving treatment on Thursday for ...