KINSHASA Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, hailing his “beautiful trip” to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation and its troubled neighbour South SudanLarge crowds of well-wishers gathered at Kinshasa’s Ndjili airport, about 25 kilometres from the centre, to greet the Argentine Pontiff, whose
Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations.
Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, where he will first visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the countries, both wracked by decades of stubborn conflict.
Thousands of well-wishers were expected at Kinshasa's Ndjili airport to