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DR Congo and South Sudan are both living through cycles of political turmoil and violence, this drew Pope Francis to visit them

On his trip to Congo, Pope Francis has heard firsthand accounts of atrocities some people have endured during years of fighting in the eastern part of the country. A young

Pope Francis is urging Congos people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them

An estimated 1 million joyous Congolese have poured into the capital’s main airport for Pope Francis’ first big Mass in Africa

Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them

The crowd cheered again when the Argentine pope greeted them in Lingala, one of four national languages of Congo

Pope Francis

At a Mass including more than one million participants, Pope Francis on Feb. 1 urged war-weary Congolese Catholics to be a "conscience of peace" as Africa's most populous Catholic nation struggles against ongoing armed conflict and entrenched ethnic divisions.

Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before an estimated 1 million people in a country wracked by decades of violence.

Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them.