Pope says wants to make trip to South Sudan with Anglican leader


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Feb 2017

Pope Francis waves as he leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people stricken by civil war and famine.

Francis made the disclosure in impromptu comments during a visit to Rome's Anglican church, the first to the parish by a pope, to mark the 200th anniversary of its opening.

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