Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 4, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis held a moment of silence Saturday for priests and religious who have been killed in South Sudan."Let us think in silence of these brothers and sisters who have lost their lives in this pastoral ministry," he said in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba on Feb. 4.The pope met with the bishops, priests, and religious of South Sudan on the second day of his historic trip to the war-torn country.Pope Francis enters St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan for a meeting with bishops, priests, and religious on Feb. 4, 2023. Elias Turk/CNAAround 1,000 people were present in the cathedral for the meeting, and another 5,000 were outside the cathedral, according to local authorities.During the encounter, Francis heard testimony about the lives and ministries of Sr. Mary Daniel Abud and Sr. Regina Roba, w
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