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

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 was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Wednesday after he complained of breathing problems. After the clinical check-up and tests, the doctors said that Pope Francis had bronchitis ...

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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 ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's second statement said that hospital tests showed Francis is suffering from a respiratory ...

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 ...

Pope Francis in recent days has experienced breathing difficulty and is seeking treatment for a respiratory infection at the ...