Speculation - Pope Francis had to cancel or curtail activities several times ... Huge crowds greeted him on a visit earlier ...

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

In early February he traveled to Congo and South Sudan. In an interview in January, Francis told The Associated Press that ...

Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli Hospital for some previously ... Huge crowds greeted him on a visit earlier this year to ...

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

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 has gone to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a previously scheduled check-up, his spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a ...

(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 ...

The Holy See's ambassador to South Sudan has said the Catholic Church must “step up its game” to help the people build peace.

Pope Francis called for peace on Friday as he met delegations of the South Sudan government and the hold-out opposition group, after the mediation adjourned the peace talks in Rome, Italy.

Pope Francis suffers from chronic knee pain that has forced him ... Huge crowds greeted him on a visit earlier this year to ...

Pope Francis has gone to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a previously scheduled check-up, his spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a ...