As he begins his mission as the Vatican’s first resident representative in South Sudan, Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan speaks to Vatican News-Vatican Radio about the many challenges facing the young African nation and says the local Church is alive. By Francesca Sabatinelli The Church in South Sudan is alive and, despite the enormous challenges facing…
Vatican news Pope Francis is making his latest appeal for peace amid ongoing conflicts and political instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar and the Holy Land. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Holy Father made his final appeals for peace in places torn apart by war and conflict, and for closeness…
Vatican news In a statement issued after the meeting of the Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC), the bishops sounded the alarm over “the incredulous level of violence and hatred” tearing at the fabric of Sudanese society. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis is urging world leaders to seek peace between warring parties in Sudan, as aid…
Vatican news South Sudan experiences extreme poverty, but Mgr. Christian Carlassare, Bishop of Rumbek, notes that the population shows great solidarity, explaining that “the Pope's visit has brought countless fruits” and expressing the hope that Easter “can free everyone from pessimism and fear.” By Massimiliano Menichetti Images of Palm Sunday in Rumbek went around the…
Vatican news It has been a year since Pope Francis' ecumenical pilgrimage to war-torn South Sudan. The process of healing and reconciliation after years of trauma is still ongoing and nuns play an important role. By Sr Paola Moggi, SMC South Sudan is a very young nation; she was born on July 9, 2011, after…