A summary of the Holy Father’s visit and messages to the Peoples of Congo

1. Pope Francis in the Congo - 1
Meeting with President Tshisedeki

3. PROGRAMME OF POPE FRANCIS’ VISIT
TO CONGO AND SUDAN
ROME - KINSHASA
7:55 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino
International Airport to Kinshasa
Greeting to journalists on the flight to Kinshasa
15:00 Arrival at Kinshasa “Ndjili” International Airport
15:00 Official Welcome
16:30 Welcome Ceremony at the “Palais de la Nation”
16:45 Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic in the
“Salle Présidentielle” of the “Palais de la Nation”
17:30 Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the
Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the
“Palais de la Nation”
Wednesday, 1st February 2023
KINSHASA
9:30 Holy Mass at “Ndolo” Airport
16:30 Meeting with Victims from the Eastern Part of the
Country at the Apostolic Nunciature
18:30 Meeting with Representatives from some Charities at
the Apostolic Nunciature
Thursday, 2nd February 2023
KINSHASA
9:30 Meeting with Young People and Catechists in Martyrs’
Stadium
16:30 Prayer Meeting with Priests, Deacons, Consecrated
Persons and Seminarians in the Cathedral
“Notre Dame du Congo”
18:30 Private meeting with Members of the Society of Jesus at
the Apostolic Nunciature
Friday, 3rd February 2023
KINSHASA - JUBA
8:30 Meeting with Bishops at CENCO
10:10 Farewell Ceremony at Kinshasa “Ndjili” International Airport
10:40 Departure by airplane from Kinshasa “Ndjili” International
Airport to Juba
The Holy Father is making the Journey to South Sudan
together with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland
15:00 Arrival at Juba International Airport
15:00 Welcome Ceremony
15:45 Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic at the
Presidential Palace
16:15 Meeting with The Vice-Presidents of the Republic
17:00 Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic
Corps in the garden of the Presidential Palace
Saturday, 4 February 2023
JUBA
9:00 Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Persons
and Seminarians in the Cathedral of Saint Therese
11:00 Private meeting with Members of the Society of Jesus at the
Apostolic Nunciature
16:30 Meeting with internally Displaced Persons in the
“Freedom Hall”
18:00 Ecumenical Prayer at “John Garang” Mausoleum
Sunday, 5 February 2023
JUBA - ROME
8:45 Holy Mass at “John Garang” Mausoleum
11:00 Farewell Ceremony at Juba International Airport
11:30 Departure by airplane from Juba International Airport to
Rome
17:30 Arrival at Rome Fiumicino International Airport

6. MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY
AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS

7. This country, so immense and full of life, this diaphragm
of Africa, struck by violence like a blow to the stomach,

8. For it is from hearts that peace and development are born, because, with God’s help,
men and women are capable of justice and of forgiveness, of concord and reconciliation,
of commitment and perseverance in putting to good use the many talents they have received.

9. take once more into your hands, like a pure diamond, all that you are, your dignity
and your calling to preserve in harmony and peace this home in which you dwell

10. this country and this continent deserve to be respected and
listened to; they deserve to find space and receive attention.

11. the problem is not human nature or the nature of ethnic and social groups,
but the way in which they choose to live together: their willingness or
not to encounter one another, to be reconciled and to start anew

12. I express immense gratitude to the countries and the organizations that are
providing substantial aid in this regard, helping to combat poverty and
disease, supporting the rule of law and promoting respect for human rights

14. the heavenly Father wants us to accept one another as
brothers and sisters of a single family and to work for a
future together with others, and not against others

15. Those holding civil and governmental offices are called
to operate with crystalline clarity, experiencing the
charge they have received as a means of serving society

16. “If there is no respect for justice, what are states if
not a great confederacy of thieves?” (De civ. Dei, IV, 4).
God is always on the side of those who
hunger and thirst for justice (cf. Mt 5:6).

17. The most precious diamonds of these lands are the sons and
daughters of this nation; they need to have access to an education
that enables them to make their innate talents shine brightly

18. the greatest need is for healthcare and social models that do not simply
respond to pressing needs of the moment, but help improve the life of
society: through sound structures and honest and competent personnel,

19. HOLY MASS - “Ndolo” Airport (Kinshasa)
Wednesday, 1st February 2023

20. The peace of Jesus, which is also given to us in every Mass, is an Easter peace: it comes
from the resurrection, because the Lord first had to defeat our enemies, sin and death, and
reconcile the world to the Father. He had to experience our solitude and abandonment,
our hell, embracing and removing the distance that separates us from life and hope

21. Brothers and sisters, with Jesus, evil never wins,
evil never has the last word. “For he is our peace”
(Eph 2:14), and his peace is always triumphant

22. forgiveness, community and mission
faced with the sadness and shame of those who had denied him
and fled, he shows his wounds and opens up the wellspring of mercy.
He does not multiply words, but opens wide his wounded heart,
in order to tell us that he is always wounded with love for us

23. He sees the wounds you carry within, and he desires to console and
heal you; he offers you his wounded heart. To your heart, God repeats
the words he spoke today through the prophet Isaiah: “I will heal
them; I will lead them and repay them with comfort” (Is 57:18)

24. He wants to anoint us with his forgiveness, to give us peace and the
courage to forgive others in turn, the courage to grant others a great
amnesty of the heart. What great good it does us to cleanse our hearts
of anger and remorse, of every trace of resentment and hostility!

25. What a beautiful thing it is to open the doors of your heart
and your home to his peace! And why not write those words
of his on your walls, - wear them on your clothing, and put
them as a sign on your houses: Peace be with you!

26. There is no Christianity without community,
just as there is no peace without fraternity

27. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, they will no longer look
at what divides them, but at what unites them

28. How can we resist the lure of power and money and not give in to divisiveness,
to the temptations of careerism that corrode the community, and to the false
illusions of pleasure and witchcraft that make us become selfish and self-centred?

29. He sent him
to serve and to
give his life for
humanity
(cf. Mk 10:45),
to show his mercy
to each person
(cf. Lk 15)
and to seek out
those who are
far away
(cf. Mt 9:13).

30. We need to find room in
our hearts for everyone;
to believe that ethnic,
regional, social, religious
and cultural differences
are secondary and not
obstacles; that others are
our brothers and sisters,
members of the same
human community; and
that the peace brought
into the world by Jesus
is meant for everyone

31. Christians, sent by Christ, are called by definition to be a conscience
of peace in our world. Not merely critical consciences, but primarily
witnesses of love. Not concerned with their own rights, but with
those of the Gospel, which are fraternity, love and forgiveness

32. MEETING WITH VICTIMS
FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY
Apostolic Nunciature (Kinshasa)
Wednesday, 1st February 2023

33. I humbly bow my head and, with pain in my heart, ask him to forgive the violence of man against
man. Father, have mercy on us! Console the victims and those who suffer. May he convert the
hearts of those who carry out brutal atrocities, which bring shame upon all humanity! And may
he open the eyes of those who refuse to see these abominations or walk away from them.

34. conflicts that have to do with land ownership, with the absence or weakness of institutions,
and with animosity and hatred marked by the blasphemy of violence in the name of a
false god. Yet it is, above all, a war unleashed by an insatiable greed for raw materials
and money that fuels a weaponized economy and requires instability and corruption

35. Listen to the cry of their blood (cf. Gen 4:10), open your ears to the voice of God, who calls you
to conversion, and to the voice of your conscience: put away your weapons, put an end to war

36. The use of hatred and violence is a tragic lie; hatred
and violence are never acceptable, never justifiable,
never tolerable, all the more so for Christians

37. In the name of Jesus, who forgave those who pierced
his hands and feet with nails, hanging him upon a
cross, I ask everyone: please disarm your heart

38. remove all venom, reject hatred, defuse greed, erase bitterness. Saying
“no” to all these things may seem like weakness, yet in fact it sets us free,
for it gives us peace. Yes, peace is born of hearts set free from resentment

39. Don’t give in to resignation. Peace calls us to combat the
discouragement, despondency and distrust that lead us to think
that we are better off distrusting others, living apart and far
away, rather than offering a helping hand and walking together

40. A new future will come about if
we see others, whether Tutsi or
Hutu, no longer as adversaries or
enemies, but as brothers and
sisters…. - all your neighbours,
then, are your sisters and
brothers, whether they be
Burundian, Ugandan or Rwandan

41. Yes to reconciliation - commit yourselves to
forgiving one another and to rejecting war and
conflict as a means of resolving differences

42. Christian prophecy means responding to evil with good,
to hatred with love, to division with reconciliation. Faith brings with it a new concept of
justice, which is not content to punish and rejects revenge, wishing instead to bring
reconciliation, to defuse new conflicts, to eliminate resentment and to offer forgiveness

43. transform reality from within, instead of destroying it from without

44. only forgiveness can open the door to the future,
for it opens the door to a new justice that, without ever
forgetting, puts an end to the vicious cycle of revenge

45. Yes to hope - With Jesus, every tomb can become
a cradle, every Calvary an Easter garden

46. I bless, all the sowers of peace who work in this country: the individuals and
institutions that are generous in providing aid and in responding to the
victims of violence, exploitation and natural disasters, the men and women
who come here motivated by a desire to advance people’s dignity

47. And I pray that
women, every woman,
maybe respected,
protected and
esteemed. Violence
against women and
mothers is violence
against God himself,
who from a woman,
from a mother, took
on our human
condition

52. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 1-11-2022
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating
weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Conscience
Christ is Alive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedict XVI
Fatima, History of the Apparitiions
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Freedom
Grace and Justification
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Human Community
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Kingdom of Christ
Saint Leo the Great
Saint Luke, evangelist
Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mary Magdalen
Saint Mark, evangelist
Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Martin of Tours
Sain Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saints Nazario and Celso
Saint John Chrysostom
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcuta
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saing Peter Claver
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Saint Stephen, proto-martyr
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptist
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
The Chursh, Mother and Teacher
Valentine
Vocation to Beatitude
Virgin of Guadalupe – Apparitions
Virgin of the Pillar and Hispaniic feast day
Virgin of Sheshan, China
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WMoFamilies Rome 2022 – festval of families
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Life in Christ
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Mary – Doctrine and dogmas
Mary in the bible
Martyrs of Korea
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Santuario Mariano
Merit and Holiness
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Moral Law
Morality of Human Acts
Passions
Pope Francis in Bahrain
Pope Francis in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Passions
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the
Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 1,2,3
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint Anthony of the desert, Egypt
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Bruno, fuunder of the Carthusians
Saaint Columbanus 1,2
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Cecilia
Saint Faustina Kowalska and thee divine mercy
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis Xaviour
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint John, apsotle and evangelist
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Saint Joseph

53. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 1-11-2022
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la
Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Conciencia
Cristo Vive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedicto XVI
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Encuentro Mundial de Familias Roma 2022 – festival de las familias
Espíritu Santo
Fatima – Historia de las apariciones
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la
iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
La Iglesia, Madre y Maestra
La Comunidad Humana
La Vida en Cristo
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan, apostol y evangelista
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan Crisostom
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Philadelphia
San Juan Pablo II, Karol Wojtyla
San Leon Magno
San Lucas, evangelista
San Mateo, Apóstol y Evangelista
San Martin de Porres
San Martin de Tours
San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
Santos Marta, Maria, y Lazaro
Santos Simon y Judaa Tadeo, aposttoles
San Nazario e Celso
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
San Pedro Claver
San Roberto Belarmino
Santiago Apóstol
San Tomás Becket
SanTomás de Aquino
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vida en Cristo
Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico
Virgen de Pilar – fiesta de la hispanidad
Virgen de Sheshan, China
Virtud
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
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Vocación a evangelizar
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Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Ley Moral
Libertad
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
María y la Biblia
Martires de Corea
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Moralidad de actos humanos
Pasiones
Papa Francisco en Baréin
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
El Reino de Cristo
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Andrés, Apostol
Sant Antonio de l Deserto, Egipto
San Antonio de Padua
San Bruno, fundador del Cartujo
San Carlos Borromeo
San Columbanus 1,2
San Esteban, proto-martir
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
San Francisco Javier
Santa Faustina Kowalska, y la divina misericordia
Santa Cecilia
Sant Inés de Roma, virgen y martir
Saint Margaret,Queen of Scotland
Santa Maria Goretti
Santa María Magdalena
Santa Teresa de Lisieux
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola