Pope Francis is seeking to console the long-suffering people of South Sudan.
Pope Francis meets with a group of the Catholic faithful from the town of Rumbek, who had walked for more than a week to reach the capital, after he addressed clergy at the St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
“You will be the trees that absorb the pollution of years of violence and restore the oxygen of fraternity,” he said. “Please, protect, respect, appreciate and honor every woman, every girl, young woman, mother and grandmother,” he said. “Otherwise, there will be no future.” Maria Nyataba Wur, a displaced woman now living in Juba who attended Francis' event, told The Associated Press that one of her neighbors was raped in front of her children, so violently that she limped for days afterward.
Welby, too, addressed the plight of women during his remarks at an ecumenical prayer service later Saturday. He praised their “incredible” strength when “on top of the grief of conflict and the responsibility to provide for your families, many of you live with the trauma of sexual violence and the daily fear of mistreatment in your own homes.”
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Pope Francis takes peace mission to South Sudan after DRCThe 'pilgrimage of peace' is the first-ever papal visit to the country since the predominantly Christian nation gained independence from Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011.
Les mer »
Pushing for peace in South Sudan, Pope Francis visits nation in shamblesFor a pope who has prioritized outreach to the developing world, majority-Catholic South Sudan has long represented an ultimate test in the church’s ability to help in nation-building.
Les mer »
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in hopes he can revive the peace processPope Francis has arrived in South Sudan, on the second leg of a trip to Africa he has called 'a pilgrimage of peace.' It's the world's youngest country with a large Catholic population, and has suffered violent conflict since the end of its civil war.
Les mer »
Pope Francis lands in South Sudan to urge peace as fighting kills 27Pope Francis has landed in South Sudan, opening the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage with plans to encourage the young country’s stalled peace process.
Les mer »
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in hopes he can revive the peace processPope Francis has arrived in South Sudan on the second leg of a trip to Africa he has called 'a pilgrimage of peace.' It's the world's youngest country with a sizeable Catholic population and has suffered violent conflict since the end of its civil war.
Les mer »
Pope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of womenPope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women.
Les mer »