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Pope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of women
Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is rampant, child brides are common and the maternal mortality rate is the highest in …
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Pope tells clergy to speak out against injustice on South Sudan peace pilgrimage
On his first papal visit to war-torn South Sudan, Francis has urged clergy to raise their voices against injustice. He also met children displaced by conflict and pleaded for women and girls to be honoured.
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Pope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of women
Pope Francis is making the first papal visit to South Sudan since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
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In one of South Sudan’s forlorn camps, even a papal visit feels far away
“Sadly, in this war-torn country, being a displaced person or a refugee has become a common and collective experience,” Francis said in his address.
Pope Francis pleads for peace as he meets South Sudanese people displaced by war
Pope Francis called for peace on Saturday as he met a group of several hundred South Sudanese people internally displaced by war at an event in the country’s capital Juba.