Pope Francis is nostalgic for the old days when he could still travel by train, he has revealed in an interview.
"I have always loved travelling by public transport. It's a way to be among people, to feel their warmth and their worries," the 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church told the monthly newspaper Freccia of the Italian state railway.
As a schoolchild, he travelled every day by train from Flores to Floresta, two districts of Argentina's capital Buenos Aires. "Today, that's one of the things I miss most," Francis said.
The Argentinian-born priest, who is in poor health, rarely leaves the Vatican these days. He now often sits in a wheelchair.
Francis often travels around St Peter's Square in an open popemobile. He usually travels to appointments in Rome by car.
For longer journeys, he relies on a special aircraft operated by the Italian airline ITA Airways or - as he did last weekend during a visit to Venice - on a helicopter.