A body monitoring South Sudan’s ceasefire says the recent fighting in Unity and Upper Nile States between some of the parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement is undermining efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire; The High Court in Juba has sentenced a catholic priest and three others to varying prison sentences for last year's attempted assassination of Bishop Christian Carlassare of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek; The Sudanese Security and Defense Council has ordered a deployment of additional troops in West Darfur State to maintain law and order and prevent further inter-communal fighting in Kerenik and Al Genena.
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Pope Francis boards the papal plane before a visit to Iraq March 5, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
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A bishop of South Sudan said on Thursday that during this summer’s expected papal visit, Pope Francis wi.
Pope Francis boards the papal plane before a visit to Iraq March 5, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Apr 22, 2022 / 03:45 am (CNA).A bishop of South Sudan said on Thursday that during this summer s expected papal visit, Pope Francis will see that the country is still working to implement peace.Pope Francis will travel to South Sudan s capital city of Juba from July 5-7, following a July 2-5 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The trip motto comes from John 17: "I pray that all may be one."Bishop Christian Carlassare, who was consecrated bishop of South Sudan s Diocese of Rumbek on March 25, said in the north African country, Pope Francis will not find "peace realized, but peace persisting."Carlassare told a group of about two dozen journalists via video call from South Sudan on April 21 that the logistics of the pope s trip will be difficult, but the national security authorities are prepared to handle it. "There are no major risks" to Pope F
The bishop of the diocese of Rumbek expresses joy for the forthcoming July visit of Pope Francis to the East African country, saying that "it will be .