The Pope has called for peace in South Sudan in the final part of his Africa tour

By The Associated Press

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, hoping to bring comfort and encouragement to two countries that have been riven by poverty, conflicts and what he calls a "colonialist mentality" that has exploited Africa for centuries.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people, to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the South Sudan’s recovery from civil war.

(Image credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Source: The Pope has called for peace in South Sudan in the final part of his Africa tour