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Pope in Kinshasa:
Collapse of the pontifical podium mounted at the Martyrs stadium
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The light wooden structure built at the Martyrs stadium to serve as a podium during the meeting on Thursday, February 02, 2023 between Pope Francis and Congolese youth collapsed during the rain which fell on the night of Sunday to Monday January 30.
The established program provides for the arrival of Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa on Tuesday, January 31 for a stay of four days.
According to the organizing committee, everything is ready to welcome the sovereign pontiff.
The government has also decreed the half-day of Wednesday, February 1, to allow the faithful to go to religious services, in particular the papal mass scheduled at Ndolo airport.
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