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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Philip Pullella

Pope Francis says he wants to go to Mongolia in September

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome on February 5, 2023 returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Tiziana Fabi/Pool via REUTERS

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he expected to continue travelling despite his knee ailment, joking that "weeds never die" and adding that he hoped to go to Mongolia in September.

The trip would be the first ever by a pope to the Asian country.

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