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Now playing Next South Sudan Pope makes final bid for peace in South Sudan Some 100,000 people attended mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan on the final day of the pontiff's visit to the war-ravaged country. 05/02/2023
Now playing Next no comment 'Forgive one another' Pope tells South Sudanese on last day of trip Pope Francis made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan on Sunday as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country’s recovery from civil war. 05/02/2023
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Now playing Next world news Pope calls for end to 'economic colonialism' in Africa This appeal resonates particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country with immense wealth and fertile soil, where two thirds of the approximately 100 million inhabitants live on less than €2.07 a day. 01/02/2023
Now playing Next world news Pope begins trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Pontiff's visit to the Congo and South Sudan aims to bring a message of peace to the two countries riven by poverty. 31/01/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope says homosexuality 'not a crime' but maintains it's a 'sin' Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust”, and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. 25/01/2023
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Now playing Next Vatican Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's tomb open to the public The tomb of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in now open to the public. The pontiff was buried on January 5th immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square. 08/01/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Bells ring out from church in Benedict XVI’s home town Bells rang out in Marktl, Germany, the birth place of Benedict XVI, to mark the former pope’s funeral. 05/01/2023
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