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Coverage dated March 2, 2022

Pope Francis plans to visit Congo and South Sudan in July

Headline from Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pope Francis is planning to visit Congo and South Sudan in July, fulfilling a wish to minister to the faithful in the countries that have sizeable Catholic populations and long histories of conflict. The Archbishop of Canterbury will join him for the South Sudan leg in the latest ecumenical effort t…

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Pope Francis plans to visit Congo and South Sudan in July (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Pope Francis is planning to visit Congo and South Sudan in July, fulfilling a wish to minister to the faithful in the countries that have sizeable Catholic populations and long histories of conflict. The Archbishop of Canterbury will join him for the South Sudan leg in the latest ecumenical effort t…

  2. France 24

    Pope Francis to visit DR Congo, South Sudan in July (opens France 24)

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    Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in July, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni announced Thursday.

  3. America Magazine

    Pope Francis will visit war-torn Congo and South Sudan in July (opens America Magazine)

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    The pope will visit Kinshasa and Goma, Congo and Juba, South Sudan, joining Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Pope Francis to visit South Sudan and DR Congo in July (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The pope’s visit coincides with the 11th independence anniversary of South Sudan, a predominantly Christian country.

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