There is also a chance of another leg to the trip being added later – this week, the Vatican foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, was in Vietnam and discussed a papal visit, Vatican News ...

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican has announced, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, ...

Pope Francis ... scheduled to visit Verona in May and Trieste in July, and is expected to attend the June summit of Group of Seven (G7) leaders in Bari. In September, he is also set to embark ...

Pope Francis has visited Venice and took ... Mark's Square where he told the crowds his job was 'not easy. Francis's Sunday morning visit represented an increasingly rare outing for the 87-year ...

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Pope swaps Popemobile for boat on visit to Venice Biennale art show Pope Francis travelled to Venice to visit the Holy See's pavilion at the Biennale and meet its creators.

A Fox News host has attacked Pope Francis after the pontiff called out climate change deniers during a television interview. During the exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor Norah O ...