Fiumicino (Italy) (AFP) – Images of Pope Francis as he embarks on the papal plane in Rome’s Fiumicino airport before it takes off. This is his fifth visit to Africa, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations. His plane is expected to land around 3:00 pm local time at Kinshasa’s Ndjili airport. IMAGES
