ROME: Pope Francis urged the individuals and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “flip a web page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and improvement.
Francis issued a video message on the day he had deliberate to start a weeklong pilgrimage to the 2 African international locations. He canceled the scheduled journey final month due to knee ache that makes strolling and standing troublesome.
Within the message, Francis stated he was “significantly upset” by the flip of occasions and promised to go to “as quickly as potential.”
He urged the individuals of each international locations to not permit themselves to be robbed of hope regardless of the violence, political instability, exploitation and poverty that he stated had pained them for therefore lengthy.
“You could have a fantastic mission, all of you, starting along with your political leaders: It’s that of turning a web page with a purpose to blaze new trails, new paths of reconciliation and forgiveness, of serene coexistence and of improvement,” Francis stated.
He stated political leaders owed the pursuit of such objectives to younger individuals who dream of peace “and should see these goals come true”
“For his or her sake, above all, it’s mandatory to put down arms, to beat all resentment, and to write down new pages of fraternity,” the pope stated.
Whereas Francis was unable to journey, he is because of rejoice a particular Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday for Rome‘s Congolese group. He despatched his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to go to each Congo and South Sudan on the times Francis was speculated to have been there.
Francis issued a video message on the day he had deliberate to start a weeklong pilgrimage to the 2 African international locations. He canceled the scheduled journey final month due to knee ache that makes strolling and standing troublesome.
Within the message, Francis stated he was “significantly upset” by the flip of occasions and promised to go to “as quickly as potential.”
He urged the individuals of each international locations to not permit themselves to be robbed of hope regardless of the violence, political instability, exploitation and poverty that he stated had pained them for therefore lengthy.
“You could have a fantastic mission, all of you, starting along with your political leaders: It’s that of turning a web page with a purpose to blaze new trails, new paths of reconciliation and forgiveness, of serene coexistence and of improvement,” Francis stated.
He stated political leaders owed the pursuit of such objectives to younger individuals who dream of peace “and should see these goals come true”
“For his or her sake, above all, it’s mandatory to put down arms, to beat all resentment, and to write down new pages of fraternity,” the pope stated.
Whereas Francis was unable to journey, he is because of rejoice a particular Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday for Rome‘s Congolese group. He despatched his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to go to each Congo and South Sudan on the times Francis was speculated to have been there.
