Pope Francis arrives in DR Congo on ‘beautiful trip’ to Africa

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Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday, hailing his "beautiful trip" to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation and its troubled neighbor South Sudan.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives at the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo , on January 31, 2023. Pope Francis hailed his"beautiful trip" to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation, before heading to troubled neighbour South Sudan.

It is the first time since 1985 that a pope has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, a desperately poor country of about 100 million people, 40 percent of whom are Catholic. "I would have liked to go to Goma too, but with the war, you can't go there," the pope told reporters on the plane."These lands, situated in the center of the great African continent, have suffered greatly from lengthy conflicts," he said after his Angelus prayer at the Vatican.

He recalled how many people arrive in north Africa hoping to cross the Mediterranean into Europe, only to find themselves "taken to camps, and suffering there. Let us pray for all those people."Despite its vast mineral wealth, some two-thirds of DRC's population live on less than $2.15 a day, while violence plagues the eastern provinces.

Following a welcome ceremony at the Kinshasa airport, Francis will be received at the presidential palace by President Felix Tshisekedi. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a prayer vigil Tuesday evening at N'dolo airport ahead of a mass on Wednesday morning, which is tipped to draw more than a million faithful.

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