Pope Francis Arrives to Congo on His 40th Apostolic Journey | EWTN News Nightly

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Pope Francis arrived this afternoon in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his 40th Apostolic journey. During the trip to Africa, the Holy Father will also visit South Sudan for 3 days. The Pope will be in the capital of Juba, where he will meet with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The African country continues to experience widespread problems. More than 2.3 million citizens have been forced to flee, while 2 million others have been displaced within the country. Executive Director of Caritas South Sudan, Gabriel Yai Aropo, joins to share what the expectations and hopes are for this Apostolic journey of the Holy father to Africa, especially to South Sudan. Yai Aropo discusses some of the challenges the people in South Sudan face. He explains how Caritas is helping in South Sudan and what the main priorities are. 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