there has been coverage with the pope in italy, dictators lamenting that the new pope is devoting too much attention to africa and has forgotten europe. this is interesting because this shows how disruptive pope francis has been for the catholic culture of white men in europe. these pressures are very evident , there are other pressures behind the scenes, he is seen as to attentive. . >> introducing you say disruptive. that feeds into my next question. the pope says hands-off the democratic republic of congo. stop choking africa. in terms of the disruptive elements, he's basically highlighting the developed countries. countries that have used these resources to build up their own financial health and that focuses uncomfortable. >> absolutely. france has had a radical social message, and part of that message is the pope wants the church to go to the periphery and take the message of the gospel out the way from the traditional heartland of catholic power and go out to those countries which are suffering to speak prophetically and truth to power. it is striking being here when you compar

in his speech, the pope named rwanda as fueling the conflict in the eastern part of and the pope then responded by saying that she had forgotten genocide had been getting on in the congo. so there are ways in which to, to make points without necessarily laying out on the specific condemnations of individual son. he le, let's just talk about the fact that you know that the paper and the congress president felix, katie, may have a different take on how to deal with the conflict at the moment in the east. but the pope is in town. the president present tessa. katie knows that were his words. at any podium as he welcomes the pope, will get a lot of air time globally. how much pressure does that put on? do you think on groups like the n 23 and the government in kigali because they're obviously watching very carefully what is happening and what is being said? i think is the enormous pressure and just to go back to what master more was sane they. busy had also invited betia from rwanda and burundi, and indeed the grid legs area, though he's meeting with these bishop because as you know, becau

and when a pope does a huge job. as as pastor all of the diverse, like catholic church, even a trip abroad a he has to balance 2 elements which is on the one side, the prophetic message apiece. and just these reconciliation and thinking truth to power. and on the other side, the other element, imbalance, ease, ease, diplomacy. so here what chris lamb was saying is very important that the paul of travels as a religious leader, the leader of the catholic church, but also a is as a head of state. and so all these elements army and carefully considered when these beaches are drafted, when they are deliver birth, the people, the po francis meets, or what he says. and what he doesn't say. one final thing is so easy, easy cause important to pay attention to what a pope doesn't say and these are our silences that are usually are picked up by both the listeners. and so we should expect a correlational line from a pope will travel in one country against a neighboring country, especially when there are inter catholic issues the

the pope's in very strong, the exploitation is going on in africa. so i think it's really both the trips to support the churches in these countries and also to call for peace and to try and bring peace where has clearly been the terrible civil war and both countries. and we'll get into the intricacies of all of those difficulties. those countries, as we continue without track muslim if a galeon, pennsylvania, i'm sure theologians cross will flesh the catholic theologians and analysts, will be closely watching the pope's visits into these countries. and what he has to say will reverberate amongst the catholic church. it will reverberate because those in right now is going through a very delicate process called the process, which is a process of consultation all both catholics through and thanks to their bishops locally on the major issues that are now at the center of the date of catholics on women in the church, on gender, on every be carefully exist on and so some of these questions happen to be divisive . we think of our season also between the wes

the pope's visits aim to highlight this, but does he have the answers? malcolm web begins are coverage, is the 1st time since 1983 that have come to visit democratic republic of congo. the country and africa with the largest number of followers of the roman catholic church. about half of congress, nearly 100000000 people members fronted with you to visit in the middle of last year, but he had some problems with his knee. so the trip was type phone, the initial plan included a stop in eastern congo. so escalating conflicts that resulted in not being dropped from the program here in the capital can shatter. he's spoken about the forthcoming election which is due to be held at the end of this year. he said, it must be free, fair and credible when he'll so pointed a finger at the west for what he said was a poisonous greed for congos, vast mineral wealth. he said with fueling congo, come malcolm web for inside story. now the catholic church has significant influence in the d. r. c. were about half of the population identify as roman catholic is also critical

what is the goal of this trip for pope fonts? is that how important is it that he's there at the moment the pope undertakes most of his troops and this has been particularly the case during african trips as what he calls a pilgrim of bees. and i think that this is mainly oriented to piece building efforts that have begun long before the trip usually begins. so we have heard actually, you know, very sort of active, but in a very active catholic church in various countries, not just in the democratic republic of congo and in south to then who are actually working very, very seriously and constantly at bis building and trying to bring parts and conflict together and the pope did have um, some strong words while he was in a d r. c. he said political exploitation gave way to an economic colonialism that was equally enslaving to africans. what message was he trying to send care? i think that the 2 words, obviously, that are key sure. or that the words that actually jump to the side, which are colonialism and poverty. and i mean, obviou

and is it usual for the pope tipple? this political, i think that this pope has been not only very political, but he has also been very, very blunt in many occasions. this is again no exception. i think that what we see here is, so to me, one of the most interesting aspects of it is the fact that he made us well. he could be, you know, dealing with politics and forums of this possession and forms of corruption. so when much closer to home, meaning rome at this stage or latin america for that matter. but in fact his choosing to actually push the agenda further along the lines in a place that he says, emblematic of mismanagement of corruption and so on. which are, i mean, the youngest country in the world, south. so then, and a country that has been completely assailed, they conflict and political corruption. so more and more generally, he did call for peace. that is the pope actually to bring about able to bring about before to change. i don't think, i mean, i think that the good the answer is obvious. no, pope can bring

the pope also want to visit.test stop on his african tour has taken him to south sudan, where the pontiff has urged rival leaders to implement the years-all peace accord. -- years-old peace accord. it is good to have you with us this evening. u.s. sec. state antony blinken has suspended his trip to beijing after a chinese spy balloon was spotted flying over the continental united states. washington has denounced what he calls an unacceptable and clear violation of its sovereignty. china for its part has expressed regret for what it called the civilian airship that had drifted off course. the white house has rejected that, calling the craft a surveillance satellite. let's listen to antony blinken speaking moments ago. sec. blinken: the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. airspace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law. it is an irresponsible act, and the prc's decision to take this action on the eve of my plan visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions we are prepared to

a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us there were so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. we're also happy to come to visit our country and we have done these reviews. it can, it can give our vote b, it's in our country because we have some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other. that we should reconcile had so that piece can come back to our country to ne, would he got to gauge it, but visit with you there? pulled the pony culture piece. he called for them to put an end to the war in the east. and i gave a glisper, even though geographically people here are far away from the conflict in the east of the country in their hearts and minds. then yeah, peace and reconciliation are the 2 cornerstones of pope francis trip to the dear sea and later to south sedan. he came to draw attention to 2 countries with protracted and neglected praises. and to remind the international community not to ignore them. he also criticized rich countries of exploiting the

another key thing that we expect pope francis to do todayis that we expect pope francis to do today is it of civil war and conflict in south sudan. , . ,, , of civil war and conflict in south sudan. , ., , , sudan. it is a young country, but one that had _ sudan. it is a young country, but one that had a _ sudan. it is a young country, but one that had a difficult _ sudan. it is a young country, but. one that had a difficult inheritance and things have not really got any easier. how important is this visit in how it is perceived in south sudan? , , ., , in how it is perceived in south sudan? , , ., sudan? this is a very important, rant sudan? this is a very important, grant moment — sudan? this is a very important, grant moment for south - sudan? this is a very important, grant moment for south sudan. | grant moment for south sudan. yesterday when pope francis was coming into the country one woman told me that the joy she was failing can only be equated to what she felt in 2011 when south sudan gained independence. it has been a rough patch, civil wars, independence. it has been a roug

we will have a report following the pope's visit. next, another search for classified documents has taken place on a property belonging to president joe biden. it is reported so far nothing has been found. the search, disclosed by biden's personal lawyer, is the latest discomforting moment in a president who sought to contrast his administration with that of the previous president. our next guest joins us from "the guardian" newspaper in washington. >> it seems to be so far at least a big sigh of relief for joe biden because his personal lawyer is saying [indiscernible] came out empty-handed. apparently nothing came to light. if they had, i think that would have been a significant blow, but if it is indeed the case that no documents are found, they can try to put this behind them. it does seem to be a scandal that just sort of runs and runs. it has been going on a few weeks now. of course, documents were found at former president trump's home, which democrats are keen to point out is a very different case. also documents found of the

i mean, the pope says, or he announces colonialist mentality as you, as you said. and he said that, you know, the expectation of this continent and especially on the r c can continue. he refers of course to the rich and episodes that are in on yeah, minerals it is gold, hormones and animals. and so it is not the companies to benefit from them is foreign invested in malicious. and then take advantage of the situation and the use of the country, which is, which is mainly impunity. and the continent of that is violence. grief is a child labor. and so yeah, he, he really made a good point and denouncing that. he actually just dimension one quote, you said hands on or hands off with people from africa is not a mind to be blundered into strips. so yeah, people, yeah, they're extremely happy to hear that there's effective a war going on in the east of a democratic republic of the congo at the moment. why has the pope gone ahead with his visit despite what must be very serious security concerns? ah, exactly. yeah. initially his plan was to travel to these of the country, $

it's his 40th foreign trip as pope, but it's a visit like no other.kes him to south sudan, but what makes it unique is that for the first time, leaders of other global christian denominations are visiting with him. when we landed, the moderator of the church of scotland, iain greenshields, and archbishop of canterburyjustin welby climbed on board to greet the pope. they're here together to persuade leaders in this young, troubled nation to put aside their differences for the sake of their people. "i've come with two brothers," said the pope, "stretching out our hands, we present ourselves to you and to this people." since independence in 2011, south sudan slipped quickly into conflict. it is along tribal and not religious lines, but the leaders are mainly christian — catholic, anglican, and presbyterian. back in 2019, in one of the most powerful moments of his papacy, pope francis kissed the feet of the south sudan's rivals at the end of a meeting at the vatican. they promised to work for lasting peace, but little changed. so, the religious leaders ca

the pope celebrating a mass there, a big mass in dubai. this was his 1st visit to south sudan of course, the worst youngest nation. and while on this visit, the pope has been promoting peace and reconciliation for south sweden is met, a south was these children who was displayed were displaced by the conflict, and heard about the hardship that they have experienced living in a disgrace camps. so the pope's celebrating their, my sin, japan as mo vaughn and a town in the u. s. state of ohio has declared a state of emergency after a train accident sparked a large fire in the area. a freight train with more than a 100 cars derailed in the village of east palm a sign on friday. 20 of the cars were carrying hazardous materials. emergency crews have been helping people move away from the area. the fire has since reduced in intensity, but remains active in the 2 main tracks. are still blocked. 14 cars, carrion, vinyl chloride were involved in the derailment, and have been exposed to fire. a young you to video blogger has been killed by her father,

raise your voices against injustice —— the call from pope francis to south sudan's christian leadersfull day in the world's newest country, which remains plagued by violence and extreme poverty. and it's one of mother nature's greatest displays, flock of starlings. china has made another attempt to calm the diplomatic crisis caused by the detection of a chinese surveillance balloon over the united states. the top foreign policy official wang yi has discussed the dispute with the us secretary of state anthony blinken, who postponed a trip to beijing this weekend in response to the dispute. by the detection of a chinese surveillance balloon over the united states. the top foreign policy official wang yi has discussed the dispute with the us secretary of state anthony blinken, who postponed a trip to beijing this weekend in response to the dispute. china insists the balloon is a weather obervation airship that went off course, but washington says it's being used for spying. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. a surreal but increasingly serious international row. this

the last time the pope came to visit you. many people here camp actually outside airport, just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many dollars. there are so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. i was wrong, so happy to come the above visit our country and we have dug these views. it can, it can give our vote b as in our country because we have some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other that we should reconcile. so that piece can come back to our country. tony, would you got to gauge it, but visit dorothy there pulled the pony culture piece. he called for them to put an end to the war in the east, and i guess released her even though geographically people here are far away from the conflict in the east of the country in their hearts and minds. then yeah, peace and reconciliation of the 2 cornerstones of pope francis trip to the dear sea and late at the south sedan. he came to draw attention to 2 countries with protracted and neglected pric

pope _ was on this last day. good afternoon. pope francis. was on this last day. good i afternoon.- afternoon. pope francis left two hours ago active rome. last evening, he held prayers for the people of south sudan. 0n he held prayers for the people of south sudan. on his last eight before departing, he was appreciative of the people for being welcoming to him, for coming out in large numbers to seek audience with him. on the last day, he made an appeal to the individual south sudanese people. previously he has been speaking to little and religious leaders, but today he talked to the people and told them of the importance of each one of them making individual small steps, in whatever way they can, to help their country be better. telling them as much as their political leaders are doing things, he told them to be the ones that flavour or bring peace in their own individual ways. maybe the people who will remember the visit the most will be those parents whose children were picked out for a blessing. taste those parents whose children were picked out for a blessing.— those parents

well, very dramatic moment, the pope kissed theirfeet. not a very dramatic moment, the pope kissed theirfeet. well, not a great deal has changed since then, and today the pope said no more of this, when he was referring to violence and corruption and instability, and immediately the president here said he would meet some of the factions that he has not met since 2018. but this is just the start of the visit, it gets under way in earnest tomorrow, and it culminates in a mass on sunday.— tomorrow, and it culminates in a mass on sunday. thank you, aleem maabool mass on sunday. thank you, aleem maqbool reporting _ mass on sunday. thank you, aleem maqbool reporting there _ mass on sunday. thank you, aleem maqbool reporting there from - mass on sunday. thank you, aleem maqbool reporting there from juba. j the majority of planned strike action across the nhs in wales next week has been suspended, after several health unions agreed to consider an improved pay offer by the welsh government. nurses, ambulance staff, midwives and physiotherapists we

we've received the pope and we believe in his blessing. the presence of the pope will bring peace and it will bring great things, not only for the catholic church, but for the entire country. the last pope to come here was john paul. the 2nd in 1983. the population has tripled since then. the arrival time, the why honors and the people on the bike his 1st thought was the presidential palace where he met felix chis. kennedy. elections do. later this year and jesse katy wants to run for a 2nd term. pope said the poles must be free, fair and credible. he said greed is fueling conflicts, and the congo, the vast mineral wealth to these lands and the whole african continent continues to enjoy various forms of exploitation. and this is terrible. the poison of greed has made diamonds with blood. the poke, didn't say who he thought was responsible for escalating conflicts. president, she said carrie did. so my love that we had to stop this misfortune which has lasted for nearly 30 years. is that a part of our territory way, in addition to i'm group

one that denies it the pope's due to spend 3 days in congo. before traveling to south dawn, malcolm web al jazeera can shatter democratic republicans. kang k. a black man who died at the hands of us police officers will be laid to rest later on wednesday. the family of tyree nichols gathered as a church in the city of memphis on the eve of his funeral, to call the police reform. they were joined as you can see that by community and religious leaders. 5 officers have been fired and charged for the fatal beating of carrying nicholas on january the 7th. well, the last a boeing 7 full a 7 aeroplane has been delivered, knocking the end of an era in aviation. the jumbo jet transformed trans continental travel from millions of people during it's 5 to have from year reynolds has been the end of an era in aviation. as the final, boeing $747.00 to be built was delivered to freight carrier atlas airlines. we all share in a deep admiration for today's guest of honor, the awe inspiring quito skies glowing through a gala ceremony for the occasion. but it's

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as much of the pope comes at a time whenjust a few much of the pope comes at a time when just a few daysutside to buy and people were killed, something that unfortunately is the norm in this country, that people can fight and people are killed and it is news that we hear everyday and they're really hopeful that, this time, when the pope leaves tomorrow, the news that they will be getting coming out of south sudan will be different. just briefly, are the highlights of the trip likely to be?— just briefly, are the highlights of the trip likely to be? come again? sor , the trip likely to be? come again? sorry. missed _ the trip likely to be? come again? sorry, missed the _ the trip likely to be? come again? sorry, missed the question. i i the trip likely to be? come again? | sorry, missed the question. i think we may have _ sorry, missed the question. i think we may have to — sorry, missed the question. i think we may have to leave _ sorry, missed the question. i think we may have to leave it _ sorry, missed the question. i think we may have to leave it there, i we may have to leave it ther

pope francis has arrived in south to don. _ pope frances has arrived in south sudan, as the start ofas welcomed by large crowds — the pope was joined at the airport injuba by the leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together, they're seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country that's been ravaged by tribal conflict since it became independent 12 years ago. francis is honouring a 2019 promise to visit south sudan, when in a dramatic gesture, he kissed the feet of the country's rival leaders at the vatican. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool is in the capitaljuba with more on this story. in the centuries, there has never been a foreign trip by an arch bridget with the pope. a battle changed today, and they were joined at the church of scotland and well. so why hear�*s why are they making this unprecedented move in south sudan? well the idea is because it's a majority christian company delete word they all call themselves christian. the first vice president is presbyterian. well if you call yourself christians, then you need to live out those christian va

we were going to meet pope in st louis and. we were on a plane and i was holding their hand and that was one of my most favorite things to do. this woman was so powerful and such a muse, she could hold her hand and. you knew what she was feeling. you knew what she was thinking. so we're on the plane and we're holding hands. and she turns to me and says, i, your help. i need you to help me write a note to the pope. want to write it in my own handwriting? so it needs to be short and. could tell what she was feeling. so it was easy for me to write it. and there was one word that she didn't like i had written, which i called the pope a great leader. and she said, no, you don't understand. he's not a great leader. and i went, whoa, how can he not be? and she said, every human being is great. there is not one person that's greater than. and then she took time. and about 3 minutes later, she said he's a moral. that which was. extraordinary because she got it exactly right. but after we finished writing this, told her that i was just e

today, the pope called the conflict to end.ancis: may it be a good time for all of you in this country who call yourselves christians but engage in violence. the lord is telling you, lay down your arms, embrace mercy. chris: the pope's message of peace in the democratic republic of congo comes at a time when thousands of people have been displaced by conflict the country's east. the region is rich in minerals, which are being illegally exploited by armedroups. recent fighting between congolese forces and the so-called m23 rebels in eastern drc haclaimed many lives. kito cesarine is a survivor. kito: there's a lot of insecurity. killings happen on a daily basis. and that has forced many people to flee their villages and settled in cities. chris: this conflict is nothing new. it has been going on for close to three decades. the world food program says the fighting has displaced some 5.7 million people, a fifth of them last year alone. >> i ran away to a village call kanyabayonga and mugunga with a baby of three months in a past c

enough. >> pope francis is next in south sudan. anchor: the southern u.s.eparing for more icy conditions with freezing rain and sleet in the forecast. icy weather has been blamed for six deaths over the past three days. airlines have canceled 2000 flights in the region and delayed 750. 250 thousand people in texas seven left without power. the u.s. has put trade restrictions on iranian entities for producing drones that russia has used to attack ukraine, but there are concerns in washington over the parts, many of which appear to be made in the united states. >> ukraine says it has been shooting down iranian drones by the hundreds. they are finding inside those drones is both troubling and surprising. more than 80% of components were made by u.s. companies. that's according to the u.k. firm conflict on research. where talking about microchips, engine parts and other microelectronics made by u.s. countries -- companies and found inside those drones in ukraine. the question is, how do they get there? that is the mystery the white house is investigating. there

still to come, the pope travs to the democratic republic of congo. board revises its african-american studies course amid criticism from florida's governor. how a strict gun measure has divided oregon. and senator and former astronaut mark kelly reflects on the columbia space shuttle disaster 20 years later. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington and from the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> for the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited somalia. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield's visit to mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world's most acute humanitarian crises, caused by ongoing conflict, climate change, and covid. across the horn of africa, 24 million people are extremely food insecure, and in somalia, humanitarian agencies worn that more than 8 million people are on the brink of famine if more aid is not delivered soon. in the moment, nick schifrin interviews the ambassador the to u.n., but first, he looks at at t

the pope and british church leaders visit south sudan in an attempt to heal divisions in its civil war and the spanish fashion designer paco rabanne, best—known for his metal clothing designs and his fragrances, dies, aged 88. the pentagon has confirmed that they are seeing reports of a balloon transiting over latin america. brigadier general patrick ryder says that the us department of defense now assesses that it is another chinese surveillance balloon. this comes after washington accused beijing of acting irresponsibly after a first such balloon was detected over the united states. secretary of state, antony blinken postponed a much—anticipated trip to beijing over the incident. china says that balloon was a "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route. we'll have more on the second balloon sighting in a moment, but first this report from gordon correra. i...have no idea what this thing is. a strange object in the sky, filmed by a member of the public in rural montana. and for those of you who think this mightjust be the moon, it is not the moon, the moon is off to m

so people do think that having the pope here and these other leaders is a good sign. they say that they hope that the politicians always speak to these legislators will listen to them, and enough press will be put on the president and other politicians to try and resolve the issues here in this country or east african region. leaders have been meeting in burundi. they have renewed their calls for an immediate cease fire by all sides in the east, in a democratic republic of congo and 23 rebels who congress as a bite borrow wanda. have siege sees large areas of north kiva province since october, thrusting the provincial capital coma. mark web has more for us now from blanco. this is a refugee camp just outside goma. thousands of people have arrived in this camp in the last few days. many of them have fled from villages. the m 23 is advancing toward the has taken others have been on the run for 6 weeks or more. having already been displaced once they keep moving each time and $23.00 gets close to them and $23.00 is widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda. rw

our religion editor aleem maqbool is travelling with the pope and has more from juba.shop of canterbury with a pope but that all changed today, and they were joined, as you say, by the moderator of the church of scotland as well. so, why here? why are they making this unprecedented move in south sudan? well, the idea is because it's a majority christian country, most of the rival leaders who've been fighting over control of the resources of this country — almost since its independence back in 2011 — well, they all call themselves christian, they all say they are churchgoing, the president is a catholic, and the idea is to say, "well, if you call "yourselves christians, then you need to live out "those christian values" and what are their chances, though, of achieving a lasting peace? well, according to what's happened in the past, they've got a very slim chance, actually, because back in 2019, these same leaders were invited to the vatican and, in a very dramatic moment, the pope kissed their feet. well, not a great deal has changed since then and today, the pope, in h

visit from the congolese capital kinshasa. pope francis spoke to about 60000 young people in stadium in kinshasa is the 1st time a pope has come to democratic republic of congo. mean 40 years, said the fallen, the ring of congos minerals is fueling conflict and must stop. to get to deploy. like when i deployed the war continues in d. c. in east of the country, you see what happens in ukraine. it all the international community mobilizes that what happens in d. c is much worse. the roman catholic church is one of the most powerful institutions in congress. millions of people depend on it for health care and education. people are trying to get into the stadium to see the pope contests as many 3 trade as a setting drink some food flags. and i know everybody here is happy with the pipes. these activists say pope frances has failed to stop sexual violence by clergy. benjamin cocoa says he was repeatedly raped by a belgian priest for years when he was a boy in a remote village. he says, years later, the catholic church in belgium paid him $25000.00 compensation. but the priest went on to w

and the only other time a pope is gone to the sudan was in 1993. and that was when pope john paul, the 2nd went to cartoon when sudan was in the midst of a bloody civil war, right. the war continued 12 years after he left, right. so some might say, well, how effectual will pope francis's visit be but i do think that symbols do have power, right. the eyes of the world are on south sudan at this moment, largely because of this pilgrimage of he's right. and that's an important point. you may crystal, because back in 2019, and one of the most extraordinary moments of his papacy at the pope knelt to kiss the feet of south the downs, warring leaders at the vatican, urging them not to return to civil war. but as you say, despite that symbol is in many critics, the question whether the pope really has the ability to make any real political change in the country. sure, um and i think that that is a fair question. but i think that one has to remember that the catholic church historically throughout south so dance history has had a lot of political power, rig

it's his 40th foreign trip as pope, but it's a visit like no other he's ever had before.e's previously postponed this because of ill health and mobility issues, but was always clear, in spite of a reduced international schedule, there was one country he was sure to go — south sudan. but what makes this visit different is that for the first time on a foreign trip, he's accompanied by the leaders of other global christian denominations. the moderator of the church of scotland and the archbishop of canterbury are injuba, too. "at last, i am here," said pope francis told a crowd of displaced people, "together with my brothers on this pilgrimage of peace." since independence in 2011, south sudan slipped quickly into conflict. it's along tribal and not religious lines, but the leaders are mainly christian — catholic, anglican, and presbyterian. back in 2019, in one of the most powerful moments of his papacy, pope francis kissed the feet of the south sudanese rivals at the end of a meeting at the vatican. they promised to work for lasting peace, but little changed. so the religi

is that pope speak for peaceful regime change? yeah, big his parents bought been 3 lead us were haven't a very close stedman really calling on to political didn't issue. oh, really implement piece agreement and was told reflection on it. that is the wrong retreat that was told in the print to my gin, where the ha, ha, ha, ha ha, i believe we have unfortunately lost our connection. that to job i will try to get it back and come back to the story if and when we can. but for now, let's move on. if you're a pin prime minister, the med has held his 1st meeting with to go. i need a since november piece feel there, be joined by government colleagues that met the 2 grands to discuss what actions had been carried out and implementing the piece agreement so far and what the next steps were on piece agreement between abuse government and the te, grab people's liberation fund signed in south africa as capital pretoria halted the 2 year conflict in northern ethiopia. now a palestinian man shot in the occupied west bank on friday. it has died o

but the pope did not mention the _ plundered. but the pope did not mention the role _ plundered.did not mention the role played by - mention the role played by catholic colonisers supported by the vatican and the atrocities they committed there. laterthis atrocities they committed there. later this week he will travel to neighbouring south sudan, another country that faces conflict and hunger. there he is likely to urge political leaders to do much more to bring about peace. the american football player tom brady, thought by many to be the greatest quarterback ever to play the game, has announced his retirement — again. the 45—year—old, who's won the super bowl seven times, retired last year too, only to come back and take the tampa bay buccaneers to the playoffs. here's how he broke the news on twitter. joining me is melissa jacobs, an nfljournalist and founder of thefootballgirl.com — a sports community for women is he the greatest quarterback player of all time? yes. with no question. we throw the term goat around in so many facets now but he truly is based on super bowl wins,

pope francis told thousands of worshippers that true peace harmonised differences.ng her dog in lancashire more than a week ago say they've found a woman they described as a key witness. she'd been seen pushing a pram near the river where nicola went missing.

ah, pope francis told the people of south saddam, the church has not forgotten. ah, thousands of people attended an open en masse in the capital, juba to see the head of the catholic church one last time before he left for the vatican. the pope once again called for peace forgiveness and reconciliation in the country we many had been killed or displaced by conflict numbers with them. i let me answer. never lose hope. oh, and lose no opportunity to build peace, my hope and peace. dwell among you. my hope and peace dwell in south sudan, according to the united nations. they are more than 2000000 internally displaced people insults are done. and another 2300000 have left the country as refugees. those who attended the mass hope to visit by the catholic pope, along with leaders of the anglican and scottish presbyterian churches who make a difference in this predominantly christian country with the message that the pope is delivering is quite important is coming to remind christy and a south to dance president self care promised to resume talks with the armed groups w

the head of the roman catholic church, pope francis has arrived in south sudan for a historic visit. the pope has been an outspoken advocate for peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest nation is being joined by the leaders of the anglican church and the church of scotland and what they're calling the pilgrimage of peace. a large part of the south sudanese population is in fact christian. since its independence, the country has been ravaged by civil war and famines that have left millions of people displaced and in poverty will hon metastases. joining us on the phone line from cuba, what kind of reaction is he getting for this? which is a very significant moment it is easy to get the chance on the job . people have line to walk and then just why state house, where he will meet the president and the high profile politician. but trouble has been brewing in some parts of the country, like central toria for a few days now. one community attacks another community. so capital and several people were killed in italy, a ship that community didn't attach fast and more people were kill