{"id":30709,"date":"2023-01-17T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/vatican-official-asks-s-sudanese-to-forgive-reconcile-ahead-of-pope-visit"},"modified":"2023-01-17T17:41:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:41:40","slug":"vatican-official-asks-s-sudanese-to-forgive-reconcile-ahead-of-pope-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/vatican-official-asks-s-sudanese-to-forgive-reconcile-ahead-of-pope-visit","title":{"rendered":"Vatican official asks S. Sudanese to forgive, reconcile ahead of Pope visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Vatican Charge De\u2019 Affaires in Juba is urging South Sudanese to forgive one another and reconcile ahead of Pope Francis\u2019 planned visit.<\/p>\n<p>Monsignor Ionut Paul is also appealing for unity among the people of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>He is encouraging the citizens to build peace in the communities, saying this is the only way to bring stability to the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to prepare that the message of the holy farther reaches us, and this is very important as we only have two weeks left to prepare ourselves for his coming, in a spiritual way,\u201d Paul said in an interview with Eye Radio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking peace in our family, making peace with our neighbors, making peace with the people around us, because only through people of peace, peace will come to this country and the blessing of the Holy Father pope Francis and the blessing of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland will reach us truly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I encourage you all to prepare spiritually for his coming, for the coming of the three religious leaders, making peace and reconciliation so that the message and the blessing can reach all of us, each one of us and all of us as a country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Vatican, Pope Francis will travel to DR Congo on January 31st.<\/p>\n<p>He will then come to Juba on the 3rd of February and spend two alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited visit of the Pontiff was canceled in July last year due to health problems.<\/p>\n<p>The historic papal trip will mark the pope\u2019s third visit to sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It will also mark the first time a pope has visited the world\u2019s youngest nation, and only the second papal visit to the Congo, which is home to Africa\u2019s largest Catholic population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. 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