Kinshasa, DR Congo: Pope Francis on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged tens of thousands of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to work toward a better future and shun corruption in the deeply Catholic country, which is plagued by violence in its east.

The 86-year-old pontiff arrived at Martyrs' stadium in the capital Kinshasa on his popemobile, offering blessings to an ecstatic crowd, who roared and danced in the stands.

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