Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan for an unprecedented joint ‘pilgrimage of peace’ with his Anglican and Scottish Presbyterian counterparts – the necessity of which was underscored by violence that left 27 people dead on the eve of his arrival
Afterwards, the pope had a private meeting with Kiir at the presidential palace, before delivering a speech to authorities, diplomats and representatives of civil society.
Francis said South Sudan was blessed with abundant natural resources but these should be shared out, not restricted to a few through corruption. In one of the most remarkable gestures of his papacy, Francis knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan's previously warring leaders during a meeting at the Vatican in April 2019, urging them not to return to civil war.
Earlier on Friday, Welby said he was horrified by the latest killings on the day before the pilgrimage.
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