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Added on the 31/01/2023 09:38:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show people arriving to Kinshasa's Martyrs Stadium, as Pope Francis continues his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff is to meet youngsters at the 80,000-capacity stadium before meeting Jesuit leaders and priests on the front line of the church's work in the vast country, which has Africa's biggest Catholic contingent. IMAGES
Welcomed with fervor, Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa for a four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is plagued by endemic violence, the first stage of a trip that will then take him to South Sudan. IMAGES
Pope Francis' plane lands at N'Djili airport in Kinshasa. IMAGES
Pope Francis was welcomed by Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on the runway as his plane landed in Port Louis. He will spend the day there as part of a visit to Indian Ocean countries before flying back to Madagascar and then on to Italy. IMAGES
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