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Pope to visit Congo, South Sudan from Jan. 31-Feb. 5 -Vatican

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, the Vatican said on Thursday, after having to cancel a planned trip to the two countries in July because of health problems.

The Vatican said Francis would be in Congo from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 and then spend two days in South Sudan alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, Editing by Crispian Balmer)

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