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February 5, 2018

Pope announces day of prayer, fasting for Congo and South Sudan

Pope Francis leads a prayer service for peace in South Sudan and Congo in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 2017.
VATICAN – On Sunday Pope Francis announced that Friday the first full week of Lent would be a day of prayer and fasting for peace given the many ongoing conflicts throughout the world, particularly those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Published in International
November 23, 2017

Pope prays for peace, victims of war in Congo and South Sudan

People chant slogans against Congolese President Joseph Kabila as armed U.N peacekeepers watch protesters Dec. 20, 2016 in Kinshasa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, political unrest first erupted in 2015 after a bill was proposed which would potentially delay the presidential and parliamentary elections. The bill was widely seen by the opposition as a power grab on the part of Kabila.
VATICAN – With plans to visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year thwarted by ongoing conflict, Pope Francis on Thursday led a prayer vigil for peace in the two countries, asking for an end to war and comfort for victims of the violence.  
Published in International