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, ...

U.S. military fighter aircraft shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, drawing to a close a... Wildfires have consumed more than 750 ...

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

In a statement, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, "Based on the predictable outcome, the Holy Father could be released in ...

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 ...

(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, 86, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday with a respiratory infection that will require a stay of a ...