Pope says he has no plans to retire

Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and is not suffering from any health problems that would require doing so (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis says he has no plans to retire and is not suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition”.

Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, Life: My Story Through History, which is being published on March 20, the 11th anniversary of his installation as pope.