Africa
Pope to meet war victims on South Sudan peace pilgrimage
4 years agoPope Francis (R) attends a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons and seminarians at the Cathedral of Saint Therese in Juba, South Sudan, on February 4, 2023. - Pope Francis will meet South Sudan's religious leaders, who work with the poor and marginalised and are deeply respected in the devout country where 60 percent of its 12 million people are Christian. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Pope Francis on Saturday will meet victims of South Sudan's civil war, a day after delivering an impassioned appeal for the country's leaders to recommit to peace for the sake…