Pope Francis attends a meeting with authorities, civil society representatives and members of the diplomatic corps in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 3, 2023.

Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit the war-ravaged country, currently in the midst of a major humanitarian emergency.

Pope Francis will make a long-awaited visit to South Sudan, the world’s newest country, alongside other prominent Christian leaders from Feb. 3 until Feb. 5. The visit has its origins in one ...

The soaring hopes at South Sudan’s creation in 2011 have been cruelly dashed. Pope Francis arrived in the country on Friday and immediately offered blunt criticism of its leaders.

JUBA, South Sudan — On the last full day of his trip to Africa, Pope Francis met with the displaced South Sudanese who have borne the brunt of the conflict he came to help resolve by issuing ...

Pope Francis knelt and kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders in an unprecedented act of humbleness to encourage them to strengthen the African country's faltering peace process.. At the ...

Now, Pope Francis is trying to raise global attention for South Sudan as he begins a three-day trip Friday to the country as part of a “pilgrimage of peace.” ...

Pope Francis died peacefully on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, after battling pneumonia; In 2019, the then-82-year-old stunned the world by kneeling to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s rival leaders ...

Pope Francis performs a high-wire act as he courts followers in DRC, South Sudan The progressive Pontifex is visiting parts of Africa this week, ...

Pope Francis has broken with papal protocol by kneeling to kiss the feet of South Sudan leaders at the Vatican. A video released by the Vatican shows an aide on Thursday assisting the 82-year-old ...

Francis sat at his desk in a small room inside the Vatican facing the South Sudanese leaders, who were seated on a couch. The pope read remarks in which he said that while God’s gaze was on them ...

Back in St Peter's Square, his message over, Francis delivered his signature sign-off: "Don't forget to pray for me," the pope said. "Have a great meal and arrivederci.". As the crowd cheered, the ...