Pope Francis pushed for peace in Congo and Juba, but they turned a deaf ear
Pope Francis sits next to President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, DRC, on January 31, 2023 when the pontiff visited Congo.
Congolese and South Sudanese this week joined the world in mourning Pope Francis, who died early in the week.
As he is buried on Saturday, citizens of the two countries that formed the itinerary of his last trip on African soil couldn’t help but feel a tinge of guilt.
