watch live as Pope Francis Meets with people displaced by civil conflicts throughout the day before his visit South Sudan,
the pontiff arrived in the capital already on Friday (February 3), in hopes of reviving a peace process aimed at ending a decade-long conflict in the country.
He has joined other religious leaders on a “pilgrimage of peace” to South Sudan, urging “steady steps towards development” after visiting the neighboring country. Democratic Republic of the Congo in the first week.
“You are called to renew the life of society as a pure source of prosperity and peace for the sons and daughters of South Sudan,” Francis appealed to the leaders.
“They need fathers, not lords. They need steady steps towards growth, not steady decline.”
According to officials, 27 people were killed in tit-for-tat violence between cattle ranchers and militia fighters on the eve of the Pope’s visit.