Pope Francis is due to arrive on a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday to promote peace and reconciliation in the world’s youngest country, riven by the scars of civil war and extreme poverty.
KINSHASA, DR Congo –
Crowds began lining the streets of Juba hours before the pope’s arrival, waving the national flag and holding aloft banners welcoming Francis to South Sudan. The affliction has made him dependent on a wheelchair and has seen the itinerary pared back in both countries.He will be joined in South Sudan by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, underlining the broad appeal of Christianity in the devout country of 12 million people.
War-weary citizens have pinned their hopes on Francis to encourage much-needed unity in a nation riven with ethnic and political division.
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