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Pope Francis leaves South Sudan, bound for Rome

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Reuters
Published: Feb 5, 2023, 10:08 UTC

JUBA (Reuters) - Pope Francis flew out of South Sudan on Sunday with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Church of Scotland Moderator Iain Greenshields after a joint visit by the three Christian leaders to the world's newest country.

Pope Francis visits South Sudan

JUBA (Reuters) – Pope Francis flew out of South Sudan on Sunday with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Church of Scotland Moderator Iain Greenshields after a joint visit by the three Christian leaders to the world’s newest country.

Their flight was due to land in Rome at about 1615 GMT.

(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Writing by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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