Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby may undertake their much anticipated, but delayed joint trip to South Sudan in “the next few months” to encourage peace in a country still recovering from a bloody civil war and a humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
“God willing, sometime in the next few months, perhaps year, we will go and see them in Juba, not in Rome, and see what progress can be made,” said<\/a> the head of the global Anglican Communion on Feb. 6, referring to South Sudan’s leaders.<\/p>\n “That is history,” said Welby of the likely trip that will mark the first time the two ecumenical leaders have traveled together in such a capacity.<\/p>\n Francis and Welby had sought to visit the war-torn country in 2017, although the country’s violent conflict and deteriorating conditions had foiled those plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby may undertake their much anticipated joint trip to South Sudan in the next few months, reports NCR's @cwwhiteNCR<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/OvsHXbQQzE<\/a><\/p>\n — NCR (@NCRonline) February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n