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Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July

Pope Francis shakes hands with the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir at the Vatican, April 11, 2019. [Reuters]

Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday, making a trip he has repeatedly had to delay because of security concerns in a country still emerging from a post-independence civil war.

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