Cardinal Pietro Parolin Travels to Africa in Place of Pope Francis | EWTN News Nightly

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The Vatican's Secretary of State left today for a week-long visit to Africa. Cardinal Pietro Parolin is traveling in place of Pope Francis. EWTN News Rome Correspondent Colm Flynn was in South Sudan when the decision was announced. He says Church leaders were disappointed not to see the Holy Father but also grateful Cardinal Parolin was making the trip. Colm Flynn joins to tell us about the Vatican's latest announcement to send Cardinal Parolin. Flynn just returned from a trip to South Sudan where he was recording reports for EWTN News In Depth. Flynn shares what the experience was like filming in South Sudan. He traveled to the capital and to a rural area called Rumbek. Flynn discusses what he found there. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf