Francis visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in February. It was first papal visit since to the DRC since ...

Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “a few days” for the ... Last year, he canceled a trip to Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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Representatives of the South Sudanese government and of the opposition that has not signed the peace agreement have been ...

A group of about 60 Catholic pilgrims are recovering after spending nine days trekking through war-torn South Sudan to see Pope Francis in the capital, Juba. "My feet are sore, but I am not so tired.

Speculation - Pope Francis had to cancel or curtail activities several times ... Huge crowds greeted him on a visit earlier ...

On 31 January, Pope Francis departed from Rome to central Africa, to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring state South Sudan. The visit was previously scheduled for ...

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Francis is in South Sudan on the second leg of a six-day trip that started in Congo ...

Image Credit: AFP JUBA, South Sudan: Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan on Friday for the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage, planning to encourage the young country’s stalled peace ...

U.S. military fighter aircraft shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, drawing to a close a... Wildfires have consumed more than 750 ...

Pope Francis, 86, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday ... Huge crowds greeted him on a visit earlier this year to ...

“It is not a catastrophe. It is possible to change pope.” But in the months since, Francis has continued to carry out papal ...