(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 3 - Pope Francis said on arrival in South
Sudan Friday on the second stage of his central African tour
after the Democratic Republic of Congo that he was in the
conflict-torn country as a pilgrim for peace and reconciliation.
"Here am I a pilgrim, and I pray that in this dear country, gift
of the Nile, rivers of peace may flow; that the inhabitants of
South Sudan, land of great abundance, may see reconciliation
blossom and prosperity sprout", were the first words of Pope
Francis in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
He wrote them on the book of honour of the presidential palace
where he will shortly address the authorities of the country
(ANSA).
Peace and reconciliation pilgrim says Pope in South Sudan
May rivers of peace flow writes Francis in Juba