The Vatican’s Secretary visits South Sudan to follow church peace initiative

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has begun a four-day visit to South Sudan, where he will see the situation in Malakal, which has been affected by multiple natural disasters including flooding.

This follows up the visit of Pope Francis to the region in February this year, accompanied by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, who were on a peace mission to the war torn country.

Archbishop Ameyu of Juba said the church is engaging in quiet diplomacy to encourage people to stick to the peace agreement and the elections due next year are part of this process.