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.
Speaking of his health, Francis, who became pope nearly 10 years ago, said "You know that weeds never die. It is not like it was at the start of the pontificate, that is true. This knee is bothersome but it moves ahead slowly. Then we will see."
Last August Francis named Archbishop Giorgio Marengo, an Italian, the first cardinal to be based in Mongolia, where he is the Catholic Church's administrator. The country has fewer than 1,500 Catholics but is strategically significant because it borders with China, where the Vatican is trying to improve the situation of Catholics in the communist country.
Francis, who was on his way home from his 40th foreign trip as pope, also said he would probably go to India next year. He is due to go to Portugal this August.
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