Pope Francis waves to members of the apostolic movement of the Roman Catholic Church "Cursillos in Christianity" at the Vatican, May 28, 2022. The Vatican issued a full programme on Saturday for the July 2-7 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. There had been speculation the pope's visit to Africa might be postponed, as was a trip to Lebanon scheduled for June. The July 5-7 stop in Juba, capital of South Sudan, is a visit that has repeatedly been delayed because of security concerns. South Sudan is predominantly Christian and Francis is making the South Sudan leg together with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 18:22 UTC