“But let’s not lose faith and nurture the hope of meeting as soon as possible,” he added.
The pope said he thought of the DRC, “in the exploitation, violence and insecurity it suffers, especially in the east of the country.”
“And I think of South Sudan, in the cry for peace of its people who, exhausted by violence and poverty, expect concrete facts from the national reconciliation process,” he added, as quoted by the AFP news agency.
“Dear Congolese and South Sudanese friends, words at this time are not enough to convey the closeness I would like to express to you and the affection I feel for you”he concluded.
On June 10, the Vatican announced the postponement of the trip due to his severe knee pain.
In April, during a two-day trip to Malta, he had to use a lifting platform to get on and off the plane.
In May, Lebanon already announced the postponement of Francis’ visit scheduled for June, alleging “health reasons”.
However, the pope confirmed in June that he would travel to Canada from July 24-30.
Suffering from severe pain in his right knee, Francisco, 85, who appeared in a wheelchair since the beginning of May, announced that he was undergoing infiltrations, injections of anti-inflammatory drugs based on corticosteroids.
The pontiff also suffers from hip pain and in July 2021 he underwent a colon operation.
Source: Ambito
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