POPE TO VISIT UGANDA ROME - Pope Francis announced Monday he will make his first visit to Africa later this year with stops in Uganda and the restive Central African Republic, AFP reports. I think it will be towards the end of the year because of the weather, the pontiff said aboard the papal plane as he headed back to Rome after a weeklong visit in Asia, where he drew record crowds. The trip has been a bit delayed due to Ebola. Its a great responsibility, he added. The Argentinian pope, the first pontiff from Latin America, also confirmed plans to travel to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay in July. The Associated Press AP also earlier announced the news, saying it was revealed to their journalist Nicole Winfield aboard the Papal Plane from his visit to Philipines. The dates of the 2015 trips, are however still in their planning stages and are not confirmed by the Vatican. They would come on top of his planned tvisit to the United States in September, AP has reported. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda visited the Vatican late last year, and the issue of a possible visit to the land of the Ugandan Martyrs was said to have been discussed. President Museveni and First Lady Janet met Pope Francis late last year The pope is just from a dramatic week-long Asian tour. (AFP/Vatican Press Office) According to AP , Pope Francis plans to canonize the 17th-century missionary Junipero Serra during the Washington leg of the U.S. trip, likely at the National Shrine. AP quoted the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, as saying that the travel plans were provisional and that nothing has been decided. Francis said he would have loved to have entered the U.S. via the Mexican border, saying it would have been a beautiful thing, as a sign of brotherhood and of help to the immigrants. But you know that going to Mexico without going to visit the Madonna (of Guadalupe) would be a drama. A war could break out! he said, laughing. He said a Mexico visit would come in the future. AP further reported that Speaking as his plane passed through Chinese airspace, Francis again expressed his openness to going to China, and denied recent speculation that he had turned down a requested audience with the Dalai Lama out of fears of angering Beijing. Francis said the audience was rejected as a matter of Vatican protocol. China severed relations with the Holy See in 1951 after the communists took over. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI and now Francis have sought to mend ties, reported AP . The statements, comments, or opinions expressed through the use of New Vision Online are those of their respective authors, who are solely responsible for them, and do not necessarily represent the views held by the staff and management of New Vision Online. New Vision Online reserves the right to moderate, publish or delete a post without warning or consultation with the author. Find out why we moderate comments. For any questions please contact [email protected] Tweet 264 people like this. Be the first of your friends. Like 0 National Pope Francis to visit Uganda this year Publish Date: Jan 20, 2015 Aim for Nobel Prize, Kyambogo professors told 1 comment NRM govt inherited a failed state - Museveni 22 comments Fraud charge sought against crying politician 2 comments PLE star to repeat P.7 for third time due to no fees 42 comments AROUND THE WEB ALSO ON NEWVISION WHATS THIS? WURA Popular White Actors With Their Black Spouses The Peoples Chemist VIDEO: Chemist Shows How To Avoid Blood Clots And Lower Blood Pressure Stack Lose Belly Fat With 6 Stand-Up Exercises Lifegooroo Simple Eye Exercise Can Cure All Vision Problems 0 Comments newvision Login Sort by Newest Share ⤤ Be the first to comment. Subscribe ✉ Add Disqus to your site d Privacy Favorite ★ Yes No Cant Say ALSO IN THIS SECTION Ongwen a victim of LRA war - former abductee The chairman of Acholi parliamentary group Reagan Okumu has called for a truth and reconciliation commission to be established as former LRA top commander Maj. Gen. Dominic Ongwen is being tried at the International Criminal Court.... Thugs attack 4 Sembabule villages, 6 hacked Residents of four villages in Sembabule district are living in fear following a night raid that left at least six people hospitalised. The affected villages include: Kalububu, Lwembogo, Lukakka and Kijju all in Mateete Sub-county. The attack took place on Friday nihjt at around 11:30pm. Residents are... ‘I don’t know who received railway deal bribes’ The former ministry of works PS denies reports that he submitted a list of people alleged to have received bribes related to the project.... Ugandan woman, orphan still stranded in US A Ugandan woman and an orphan are still stranded in the US, four months after they were reportedly abandoned by a charity.... Suspected serial killer arrested at Ugandan border
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