“"A partisan spirit that stubbornly promotes one's own ethnic group or particular interests, thus nurturing spirals of hatred and violence, is detrimental to everyone, since it blocks the necessary 'chemistry of the whole'," insisted Francis upon his arrival in Kinshasa on Jan. 31.”
“For his 40th apostolic trip since beginning his pontificate in 2013, the 86-year-old Francis plans to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan from January 31 to February 5...World Youth Day (WYD), which will be held next August 1-6 in Lisbon, Portugal”
“Pope Francis, who had to cancel his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan past July, will now visit the two African countries in January-February 2023.”
“Pope Francis could visit DR-Congo and South Sudan "at the beginning of February". "The doctor had advised against it, now I can walk, with a cane, but I manage," said the pope who had announced an apostolic trip to these two countries in July 2022 before postponing them because of his health.”
“Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, has taken words of peace and hope to the people of South Sudan on behalf of Pope Francis who was prohibited from making a July 5-7 visit to the war-scarred country because of a knee problem.”
“Pope is to send the Secretary of State Card. Parolin to the DR Congo and South Sudan, after having postponed his scheduled trip to the Africa due to medical reasons. Pope was to visit Kinshasa and Goma in the DRC from July 2 to 5, before travelling to Juba, in South Sudan, from July 5 to 7.”
“Pope Francis has personally apologized for postponing his July trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan but says that with God's help and medical attention he hopes to be able to visit as soon as possible.”
“Pope Francis, who has been physically weakened and slowed down by knee pain, has decided to go ahead with his ambitious six-day visit to Africa next month. The Vatican has confirmed that the July 2-7 trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan”
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