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A former Belgian colony, the DRC is Africa's most Catholic country

Dreaming of peace, DR Congo faithful flock to see pope

The 86-year-old pontiff had arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, on the first leg of a six-day trip to Africa that will also include troubled South Sudan.

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Pope Francis has held a mass in front of more than a million people in Kinshasa, during which he preached peace across the country and the African continent. The attendees included Kinshasa residents as well as the Democratic Republic of Congos president, Felix Tshisekedi..

Pope Francis sets off Tuesday on a six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two fragile African nations where protracted conflicts have displaced millions of civilians,…

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Kinshasa, DR Congo - Pope Francis on Tuesday is expected to land in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's largest predominantly Catholic country

Pope Francis on Tuesday is expected to land in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's largest predominantly Catholic country, for a landmark three-day visit.

In the DR Congo's boisterous capital Kinshasa, a road close to the city centre is lined with traders hawking unusual merchandise: church pulpits.