Pope Francis, recovering after a severe pneumonia who threatened his life and absent from his seventh prayer of the Angelus, called Catholics on March 30, 2025 to mark Lent as a “healing time”. The 88-year-old Sovereign Pontiff, also ensured to follow the situation in South Sudan “with concern”, where tension has intensified in recent weeks between the rival factions that had fought during the civil war of 2013-2018. An exhortation which is a constant in recent years from the Pope. Explanations.
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South Sudan: the Pope urges his leaders to “lower tension in the country”
