(Kevin Jackson, America) Pope Francis will make a long-awaited visit to South Sudan, the
world’s newest country, alongside other prominent Christian leaders from
Feb. 3 until Feb. 5. The visit has its origins in one evocative
moment. On April 11, 2019, Pope Francis, together with the Most Rev.
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury; and Very Rev. John Chalmers,
the former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, hosted a “spiritual
retreat” at the Vatican for leaders of rival factions of South Sudan’s
government. Pope Francis asked them to find a way to make peace among
themselves and keep their disagreements behind closed doors. (...)
