By RFPosted on 10-11-2019Modified on 10-11-2019 at 19:04
While South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar have given themselves more time to set up a national unity government, the situation in the country is still being closely followed by Pope Francis. This Sunday, November 10, after the Angelus Prayer, the Supreme Pontiff confirmed that he would visit the country soon and called once again for peace.
The fate of South Sudan is definitely a constant subject of concern for the Argentine pope who wanted to remind him of the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square.
" I send a special thought to the dear South Sudanese people that I should visit next year. I wish to renew my invitation to all actors in the national political process to seek what unites and transcends what divides, "said Pope Francis.
📣The Pope calls the leaders of South Sudan to consensus for the good of the nation; a country dear to him and where he "must" go next year #Juba #Vatican 🇻🇦🇸🇸https: //t.co/c85qXLCYXl
Vatican News (@vaticannews_en) November 10, 2019Last April, the Secretariat of State of the Holy See invited Salva Kiir and Riek Machar to the Vatican for two days of spiritual retreat to pray for peace to return to their young nation and for the discussions between the two enemy brothers to take place. revived.
Pope Francis had even knelt before the South Sudanese leaders, an image that had traveled around the world.
On several occasions Catholic bishops, but also Anglicans or Presbyterians came to invite the Pope to their country.
If no date is announced yet, the coming to Juba of François will soon be a reality. It should be in the company of Justin Welby, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, also very involved in reconciliation South Sudanese.
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