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Pope Francis has expressed desire to visit S.Sudan with Anglican leader

Pope Francis

Pope Francis has expressed his desire to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people stricken by civil war and famine.

Francis made the disclosure in impromptu comments during a visit to Rome's Anglican church, the first to the parish by a pope, to mark the 200th anniversary of its opening.

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