Pope Francis has arrived in South Sudan for an unprecedented joint 'pilgrimage of peace' with his Anglican and Scottish Presbyterian counterparts
Pope Francis has arrived in South Sudan, a young African nation struggling with war, poverty and floods, for an unprecedented joint"pilgrimage of peace" with his Anglican and Scottish Presbyterian counterparts.
On the eve of the pope's arrival, 27 people were killed in Central Equatoria state, where the country's capital Juba is located, in tit-for-tat violence between cattle herders and a local militia. Pope Francis is welcomed to #SouthSudan by a young boy who handed the Pope flowers and a dove. pic.twitter.com/1Cq1m8Jmlk
Pope Francis signs the book of honor in the Presidential Palace in Juba:"Here as a pilgrim, I pray that in this dear country, gift of the Nile, rivers of peace may flow; the people of #SouthSudan, land of great abundance, may see reconciliation blossom and prosperity flourish." pic.twitter.com/5r7665wEeZ
He was given a rapturous welcome by huge crowds in the Congolese capital Kinshasa but also confronted the reality of war, poverty and hunger in the central African nation.
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