Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit South Sudan to preach peace in the country embroiled in inter-ethnic and political strife.
Rev. Peter- Gai-Lual Marrow of the South Sudan’s Presbyterian Church, disclosed this on Thursday after talks with the pontiff on Thursday.
Marrow said the Papal accepted the invitation and said that in principle he really wanted to come.
He said Pope would also need an invitation from the government to visit the country.
Marrow and Paulino Lukudu-Loro, Catholic Archbishop Juba, and Episcopalian Archbishop Daniel Bul-Yak held talks with the pope, who had asked them to come to the Vatican to discuss the situation in their country.
Meanwhile, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that South Sudan is suffering a rise in hate speech and incitement to violence against certain ethnic groups which could result in mass atrocities if the government does not act.
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