In 2019 Pope Francis kissed the feet of South Sudan's bitter political rivals, President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar, when they met at the Vatican. This was an act that shocked many ...
South Sudan government described Pope Francis’s visit to Juba next July as an “honour” to the country and its people, pledging to work for peace, unity, and reconciliation of the people.
Pope Francis, on a novel ecumenical peace mission to the world’s youngest country, warned South Sudan’s political leaders on Friday that history will judge them harshly if they continue to drag their ...
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has described his historic pilgrimage with the Pope to South Sudan as a "sign of Christian unity". The Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, Pope Francis and the ...
Pope Francis is to join the Archbishop of Canterbury and the new Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on a “historic” peace pilgrimage to South Sudan. Taking place in ...
In a desperate plea for assistance, the bishops of South Sudan are highlighting the dire conditions faced by the nation’s ...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead ...
South Sudan’s government has ordered an indefinite ... it is beefing up land and air patrols to deter further violence. Pope Francis made headlines a year ago, becoming the the first pontiff ...
April 24, 2023 (VATICAN) – Pope Francis has called for dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan the fierce fighting in the nation entered its second week. “Unfortunately the ...
VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday to Sudan's warring factions to put an end to a 10-month conflict that has seen millions displaced and prompted warnings of famine.