{"id":16631,"date":"2016-07-28T12:57:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=16631"},"modified":"2016-07-28T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:57:32","slug":"south-sudan-pope-sends-special-envoy-to-pursue-peace-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/07\/28\/south-sudan-pope-sends-special-envoy-to-pursue-peace-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH SUDAN  Pope sends special envoy to pursue peace &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SOUTH SUDAN &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pope sends special envoy to pursue peace<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has sent the Ghanaian president of the Pontifical Council, Cardinal Peter Turkson, as his special envoy to pursue peace in war-torn\u00a0South Sudan. His mission is to urge for an end to violence in South Sudan and to help establish dialogue and trust between the warring parties.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Turkson went to Juma, the nation\u2019s capital, this week to support the archbishop there. \u00a0He also brought with him a letter from the Pope which he handed to the country\u2019s leaders &#8211; President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar who represent the different ethnic groups. The cardinal said that the peace process has been derailed by recent events but the President maintains the course can be resumed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cardinal-Peter-Kodwo-Appiah-Turkson-of-Cape-Coast-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinal-Peter-Kodwo-Appiah-Turkson-of-Cape-Coast\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/>We brought them the greetings of the Pope, his solidarity, two letters he had addressed to the President and to the Vice President \u2013 the two protagonists of the conflict\u201d Turkson says. The Cardinal declared his aim was \u201cto try to get them to come together at some point, to see if we could facilitate a reconciliation, to help them build some trust and confidence in each other\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the current cease-fire in Juba, the threat of more violence continues to loom large. \u201cTo put it mildly: the situation is tough\u201d said the Vatican official. He said the violence which started on the 5th anniversary of the country\u2019s independence is still recurring intermittently, causing a lot of deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Turkson expressed grief at the effect the recent violence had\u00a0on the civilian population, who once again had to flee to save their lives, leaving their homes to be looted, occupied or destroyed. \u201cA lot of the women and children and even men have sought refuge in Churches and in schools \u2013 and that is where they live \u2013 and the priests and brothers and nuns try to take care of them as best as they can\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The cardinal stated that the situation is desperate and security levels are low. \u00a0The displaced population is living in the open and in classrooms exposed to mosquito bites so there is malaria, dysentery, \u201cthere\u2019s even talk about cholera in some areas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing the urgent need for help especially medication and food supplies, \u00a0he said \u00a0that he already contacted the Vatican\u2019s charity council, Cor Unum, to see what assistance can be organized in terms of medication. He expressed hope that upon his return to Rome it will be possible to send some concrete aid back to the archbishop \u201cas a help from the side of the Holy See\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Turkson concluded on a positive note, saying that\u00a0the authorities he met with have promised to do their best to put a program of reform on course towards elections in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH SUDAN &#8211;\u00a0Pope sends special envoy to pursue peace &nbsp; Pope Francis has sent the Ghanaian president of the Pontifical Council, Cardinal Peter Turkson, as his special envoy to pursue peace in war-torn\u00a0South Sudan. 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