Pope Francis has said that he is looking forward to visiting South Sudan this summer together with the archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland in a “pilgrimage of peace.”
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Pope Francis has said that he is looking forward to visiting South Sudan this summer together with the archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland in a “pilgrimage of peace.”
Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Church of Scotland Moderator send their Easter greetings to South Sudan’s political leaders inviting them to go forward on a path of forgiveness and freedom.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Sudan and South Sudan highlights that Pope Francis’ scheduled July visit to South Sudan will bring a message of peace to the country, and encourage prayers for renewal during the Easter period.
The Catholic Bishops and Ordinaries of South Sudan and Sudan have called on the faithful to seize the spiritual moment of Easter celebrations for renewal and to pray and meditate on the forthcoming visit of Pope Francis in July.
The Catholic Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has said “the Church is satisfied with” the government’s preparations to welcome Pope Francis in his planned maiden Apostolic visit to the East-Central African nation in July.
Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megan, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan, says Pope Francis’ visit to South Sudan on 5-7 July is part of a continuous effort to promote peace among the country’s rival parties.
The bishop of the diocese of Rumbek expresses joy for the forthcoming July visit of Pope Francis to the East African country, saying that “it will be of great encouragement also for the local Church engaged in the long process of reconciliation”
“I pray that all may be one” is the motto that will accompany the Pope’s Apostolic Journey from 5 to 7 July in Juba, South Sudan.
A committee of four persons from the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has been constituted to work with the South Sudan government and ecumenical partners in preparing Pope Francis’ July Apostolic Visit to Juba, South Sudan.
A Holy See Press Office statement says Pope Francis will be travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on an Apostolic Journey in July.