As FIDES, sister Elena Palati, a comic missionary in South Sudan, said: “Pope Francis has worked for peace in southern Sudan to the end.”
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In the context of renewed political tension and the danger of a new civil war, Sister Elena remembers Balaati, who is promising in southern Sudan, FIDES agency Despite his health, the ink sent messages to President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Vice President Rick Mashr – the latter under house arrest – to urge them to search for paths for reconciliation and stability.
The conflict between the factions led by Kiir and machines was aggravated at the beginning of March, and on the 26th of the same month, Machar was placed under house arrest. Sister Elena notes:
The local population maintains the anniversary of the historic visit of the Pope to the south in the south in February 2023. In this sense, “the presidency of the country was announced on April 25, the national mourning for the death of Pope Francis.
The memory of the president
Religious explains how the president also sparked a main moment: In April 2019, during an ecumenical confrontation in the Vatican with government and opposition leaders, the Pope surprised the world when bowing and kissing their feet. On that occasion, he was accompanied by the Archbishop of Canterberry and Justin Wilby and the supervisor of the Arab Church in Scotland, Reverend John Chalmers.
The missionary concludes by saying:
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