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In a video message released on 2 July, 2022, after the second postponement of his Apostolic Journey to Africa,  Pope Francis reaffirmed his affection for the peoples of DRC and South Sudan:  “I carry within me, in prayer, the pain that you have endured for all too long” he said, urging the Congolese and South Sudanese not to let themselves “be robbed of hope”