Pope visits DR Congo, Sudan to promote peace

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A motorcyclist passes a poster showing Pope Francis and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, on a street in Juba, South Sudan Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. 

On Tuesday, Pope Francis arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo to begin what he’s calling an “ecumenical pilgrimage of peace.” Peace is expected to be his main message in DR Congo and South Sudan. And, the US says Russia is violating the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms agreement between the two countries, by not allowing American inspectors into Russian nuclear weapons facilities. The Biden administration renewed the treaty for another five years in 2021. Also, Peru-bound travelers have been canceling their trips because of demonstrations throughout the country. Tourists at the iconic Machu Picchu archaeological site in Cusco were stranded recently as protesters sabotaged the region’s train tracks. Plus, stunning 2,000-year-old gems were found down the drain of an ancient Roman bathhouse. 


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