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The head of the Catholic Church is on a mission to help restore peace in two countries that have seen years of violence. Pope Francis is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan this week to deliver a message of peace and reconciliation to two countries hit by conflict. The pope has expressed interest in visiting predominantly …
Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan early next year, the Vatican said on Thursday, after a scheduled trip to both countries in July was cancelled because of health problems. The Vatican said Francis would visit DRC from January 31 to February 3 and then spend two days in South Sudan alongside the archbishop …
