Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan on Central Asia peace drive

by Agence France-Presse

Sep 13, 2022 11:25 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, warned by doctors not to travel to Ukraine in the immediate future, will Tuesday bear a message of peace instead to a tense Central Asia with a three-day trip to Kazakhstan.

The Argentine pope, who is forced by knee pain to use a wheelchair and has admitted he must slow down or consider retirement, will take part in an inter-religious summit in the capital, Nur-Sultan.

Pope Francis reads his speech during the meeting with participants in the public assembly of the General Confederation of Italian Industry on September 12, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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