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Pope Francis boards the papal plane as he wraps up his visit to South Sudan, with peace and reconciliation the theme of his three-day trip to the world's newest nation. Francis is on the first papal visit to the largely Christian country since it achieved independence from mainly Muslim Sudan in 2011 and plunged into a civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people. IMAGES
Crowd of faithful is gathered to attend Pope Francis' ecumenical prayer in Juba, South Sudan, where the Pope is making an official visit, accompanied by the heads of the Churches of England and Scotland, representatives of the country's two other Christian denominations. From 2013 to 2018, South Sudan, which has a population of 12 million, 60% of whom are Christians, was in the grip of a bloody civil war that left 380,000 people dead. IMAGES
The Pope arrives in a wheelchair at St Teresa's Cathedral in Juba to meet religious representatives during a visit to South Sudan. IMAGES
Pope Francis' plane lands in Juba at the start of a three-day visit to South Sudan to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan for the second leg of his trip to the continent, after having left the DRC earlier in the day. he is greeted on the tarmac by the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. IMAGES
Qaraqosh (Iraq), Mar 1 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Ammar Salih) In just one night in August 2014, Islamic State terrorists invaded the Nineveh Plain in Iraq, and more than 150,000 Christians had to flee their homes. Little by little they are returning and, although its population have been reduced by half, what the Pope will see is "a true miracle" after so much pain and destruction.FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS TAKING PLACE IN QARAQOSH, IRAQ