AMECEA: Secretariat joins the Universal Church in praying for Peace in South Sudan and Congo
AMECEA Secretariat Staff on 23 February responded to Pope Francis’ appeal to believers all over the world to offer special prayer for peace in Congo and South Sudan –a member country in the AMECEA region.
The community engaged in prayers from morning and concluded with the Prayer of the Way of the Cross; a special devotion linking the Passion of Jesus Christ and the suffering of the innocent people in South Sudan and Congo.
In a letter dated 5th, February, 2018 and addressed to Archbishops and Bishops in Kenya, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan H.E. Most Rev. Charles Daniel Balvo said that the Holy Father had asked Kenyan Bishops to take the most suitable initiatives in order to enable the local Church to take part in the day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in South Sudan and in the whole world.
The Apostolic Nuncio said that the Holy Father desired that the Church throughout the world participate in this initiative, in order to ask God, infinite in mercy, for a conversion of hearts especially of those who have responsibility for leading those countries or who are in some way involved.
“The Holy Father has shown great concern to people affected by war and conflict throughout the world and especially South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo;” read part of the letter of the Apostolic Nuncio.
South Sudan plunged into civil war in December 2013, two and a half years after it gained independence from Sudan. The conflict has left tens of thousands dead and forced a third of the country’s 12 million people out of their homes.
By AMECEA Online News Reporter
