SOUTH SUDAN: Bishop Lodu Encourages Missionaries to remain strong in faith
Rt. Rev. Erkolano Ludo Tombe, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Yei
Rt. Rev. Erkolano Lodu Tombe, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Yei has encouraged to missionary priests and religious sisters working in the Diocese and throughout South Sudan to remain strong in their faith after the painful death of Sister Veronika Rackova who was shot in Yei.
Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Yei
Bishop Lodu spoke during a farewell gathering with diocesan priests and sisters of the Congregation of Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit on Tuesday, Radio Easter reports.
He requests the missionary congregations to send more priests and sisters to the diocese.
“Losing sister Veronika, one of laborers in the Lord’s harvest leaves a big gap which needs an urgent respond,” Bishop Lodu said while thanking the missionaries for the role they play in the diocese including evangelization, health and education.
Sister Eleonora Teresa, general councillor of Catholic Religious women in South Sudan said that they will continue to work with the diocese adding that they accepted the recent situation in faith and hope for the renewal of their commitments.
Sister Teresa said that they will keep praying for peace in South Sudan through the late Sister Veronika who died as a martyr.
Meanwhile the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Torit is calling on the governments of South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda to support peace-building activities across the three borders.
Monsignor Thomas Oliha said that the church is facing a lot of financial constraints in its effort to ensure the implementation of cross-border peace initiatives, Radio Emmanuel reported.
Monsignor Oliha appealed to the three governments to own the initiative by extending their monetary support to the church to increase peace-building activities.
The peace actions aim to create peaceful co-existence among communities of Toposa of South Sudan, Turkana of Kenya and Karamoja of Uganda and other communities along the three borders.
Peace building activities in the Catholic Diocese of Torit is supported by Pax Bank and Monsignor Oliha appreciates the donor for giving money, urging them to continue in the same spirit.
Source: CRN
