Concerns about the health of Pope Francis have led to a change in his itinerary for his forthcoming trip to South Sudan.
The Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Stephen Ameyu Martin, said that plans for the pontiff to visit a camp for people displaced by conflict had been dropped.
“Certainly with the health of the Holy Father Pope Francis, it is not easy for him to go to the IDP camp that we have here in Juba," he added.
Instead, at least 2,000 of them would be invited to meet the pontiff at the city's Freedom Hall.
Since May last year, the Pope - leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide - has walked with the aid of a stick, or used a wheelchair.
He will be visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan between 31 January and 5 February.
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