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April 11, 2019

At retreat for South Sudan leaders, Pope literally begs for peace

Pope Francis greets South Sudan President Salva Kiir April 11, 2019, at the end of a two-day spiritual retreat the pope hosted in the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican for the political leaders of South Sudan.

VATICAN CITY - At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy "fathers of the nation."

Published in Vatican
April 9, 2019

Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican

Pope Francis talks with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan during a private audience at the Vatican March 16, 2019. The president of South Sudan and a number of officials are scheduled for a "spiritual retreat" at the Vatican in early April.

VATICAN CITY - To help bring lasting peace to a nation scarred by civil war, Pope Francis was scheduled to speak with and bless leaders from South Sudan gathered for a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.

Published in Vatican
December 5, 2014

A Christmas gift for suffering South Sudan

A man fills a bag with cassava, also known as manioc, at the Ubangi River near the border between Congo and Central African Republic in this February photo. Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, visited the conflict-ridden neighbours South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

The world’s newest nation is in big trouble.

Following more than 20 years of civil war between north and south Sudan, the independent nation of the Republic of South Sudan was born in 2011.

But the birth of the new nation didn't come without pain. The many years of war brought not only much death, but also drained South Sudan of valuable resources, leaving it extremely poor.

Published in Tony Magliano