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Pope plans to visit South Sudan amid uncertainty over peace deal

November 10, 2019 Newsbeat, Vatican

Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit war-ravaged South Sudan in a bid to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement signed in September last year by South Sudan’s parties. Speaking to congregations on Sunday at St. Peter’s Square, […]

Pope Francis Remembers South Sudan As May 12th Dateline Passes By

May 13, 2019 Breaking News, Newsbeat, Religion, Vatican

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, blessing South Sudan leaders recently in Vatican(Photo credit: Vatican/SSNN)

Monday, May 13, 2019(SSNN) — Speaking during an international meeting of religious nuns in the Vatican on Friday, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis reiterates his closeness and wishes to visit South Sudan, one of the most fragile states in the world. Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in the history […]

Anglican Primate to lead spiritual retreat for South Sudan leaders in Vatican

April 10, 2019 Newsbeat, Op-Eds, Vatican

Pope Francis receives The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, at the Vatican to lead Spiritual Retreat for South Sudan leaders(Photo credit: Vatican)

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, will be in the Vatican this week to lead a retreat for civil and ecclesiastical authorities of South Sudan. By Vatican News, April 9th, 2019(SSNN) — Pope Francis has approved the proposal presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, to organize a spiritual retreat to take place in the […]