{"id":20661,"date":"2017-03-09T07:23:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T07:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=20661"},"modified":"2017-03-09T07:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T07:23:06","slug":"pope-francis-may-visit-south-sudan-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/03\/09\/pope-francis-may-visit-south-sudan-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis may visit South Sudan &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis may visit South Sudan<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his historic visit to Italy\u2019s largest Anglican congregation, Pope Francis confided that he is seriously thinking of visiting the African country scourged by war and great famine, which affects almost half of the population.<\/p>\n<p>While discussing \u201cbetter and more creative\u201d relations between Catholics and Anglicans in the South of the world and observing the vitality of the Church\u2019s young churches, the\u00a0 Pope said:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m studying, my colleagues are studying, the possibility of a trip to South Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francis went on to explain that all the Bishops of South Sudan, \u201cthe Anglican, the Presbyterian and the Catholic,\u201d had asked him: \u201cPlease, come to South Sudan, only for a day, but don\u2019t come alone, come with Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis request came from them, the young Churches,\u201d Francis said, noting that \u201cwhile the situation is awful down there, we are considering whether it can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pope has\u00a0 confirmed trips to India, Bangladesh and Colombia. He also plans a day in Portugal, in Fatima, and then there\u2019s another trip being studied, to Egypt. \u201cI can\u2019t go to Russia because I would also have to go to Ukraine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>ACN Malta<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis may visit South Sudan &nbsp; During his historic visit to Italy\u2019s largest Anglican congregation, Pope Francis confided that he is seriously thinking of visiting the African country scourged by war and great famine, which affects almost half of the population. 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