VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis apologized to the people of Congo and South Sudan for postponing his planned trip to their countries July 2-7. Dear friends, with great regret, due to problems with my leg, I have had to postpone my visit to your countries, the pope said June 12 after reciting the Angelus prayer with visitors in St. Peter s Square. I truly feel great sorrow for having had to postpone this trip, which means so much to me. I apologize for this, he said. Let us pray togethe
VATICAN CITY — Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatic
The Vatican has not yet released word as to whether a trip to Canada in late July would proceed due to Pope Francis ongoing issues with inflammation in his right knee.
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