Pope Francis kneels to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai on April 11 at the close of a two-day spiritual retreat at the Vatican designed to bring unity to the African nation’s opposing factions.
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Pope Francis’ symbolic gesture raises hope for peace in South Sudan
Pope Francis knelt and kissed the feet of South Sudan’s rival leaders last week, in an unprecedented act of humbleness to encourage them to strengthen the African country’s faltering peace process.
