{"id":17080,"date":"2014-10-28T01:23:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T01:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/pope-francis-expressed-willingness-to-visit\/"},"modified":"2014-10-28T01:23:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T01:23:13","slug":"pope-francis-expressed-willingness-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/pope-francis-expressed-willingness-to-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis expressed Willingness to Visit Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Yoweri Museveni has met Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

The President, who is currently in Italy has met the Pope, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni and ministers, among others, the President also toured a number of historical sites in Rome and the Vatican.The meeting lasted for one and a half hours and later the President introduced the First Lady Janet. <\/p>\n

\u201cPope Francis has expressed willingness to visit Uganda at the 50th anniversary of the canonization Uganda Catholic Martyrs at Namugongo,\u201d President Museveni tweeted. <\/p>\n

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The President gave the Pontiff a copy of `Sowing the Mustard Seed’ book and a portrait of Crested Crane, Uganda’s symbol.<\/p>\n

The Pope gave President Museveni St. Martin Medal named after an important missionary in the Catholic Church. <\/p>\n

President Museveni (left) holds talks with Pope Francis in Rome.In brief remarks to worshipers who attended the Sunday prayers, at the Uganda Catholic Martyrs\u2019 Church, Museveni said he had not visited the premises before because he was not aware of that church.<\/p>\n

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pontiff last year, Museveni, in a congratulatory Twitter message, wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cHis Holiness Pope Francis. This is to congratulate you upon your election to the holy office of the Pope. Your Holiness, there is added significance that you are the first Pope to come from the third world, where the majority of Christians live. I am sure you will use your life experience to bring the necessary changes to the Catholic Church.\u201d<\/p>\n

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