ROME: Pope Francis urged the individuals and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “switch a website page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and advancement.
Francis issued a video clip concept on the working day he had prepared to commence a weeklong pilgrimage to the two African nations around the world. He canceled the scheduled excursion previous month since of knee suffering that helps make walking and standing hard.
In the message, Francis explained he was “considerably unhappy” by the convert of functions and promised to pay a visit to “as shortly as probable.”
He urged the people today of both nations not to make it possible for them selves to be robbed of hope even with the violence, political instability, exploitation and poverty that he explained experienced pained them for so extensive.
“You have a terrific mission, all of you, commencing with your political leaders: It is that of turning a page in buy to blaze new trails, new paths of reconciliation and forgiveness, of serene coexistence and of advancement,” Francis mentioned.
He mentioned political leaders owed the pursuit of these kinds of aims to young folks who dream of peace “and are worthy of to see people goals appear real”
“For their sake, higher than all, it is necessary to lay down arms, to prevail over all resentment, and to write new web pages of fraternity,” the pope reported.
Even though Francis was not able to travel, he is owing to celebrate a unique Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday for Rome’s Congolese local community. He despatched his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to stop by both Congo and South Sudan on the days Francis was intended to have been there.
Francis issued a video clip concept on the working day he had prepared to commence a weeklong pilgrimage to the two African nations around the world. He canceled the scheduled excursion previous month since of knee suffering that helps make walking and standing hard.
In the message, Francis explained he was “considerably unhappy” by the convert of functions and promised to pay a visit to “as shortly as probable.”
He urged the people today of both nations not to make it possible for them selves to be robbed of hope even with the violence, political instability, exploitation and poverty that he explained experienced pained them for so extensive.
“You have a terrific mission, all of you, commencing with your political leaders: It is that of turning a page in buy to blaze new trails, new paths of reconciliation and forgiveness, of serene coexistence and of advancement,” Francis mentioned.
He mentioned political leaders owed the pursuit of these kinds of aims to young folks who dream of peace “and are worthy of to see people goals appear real”
“For their sake, higher than all, it is necessary to lay down arms, to prevail over all resentment, and to write new web pages of fraternity,” the pope reported.
Even though Francis was not able to travel, he is owing to celebrate a unique Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday for Rome’s Congolese local community. He despatched his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to stop by both Congo and South Sudan on the days Francis was intended to have been there.
