Peace meeting: Churches in South
Sudan working to build bridges
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| Internally displace people as a result of the conflict in South Sudan. - AFP |
A South Sudanese priest attending the "Bridges of
Peace" conference in Bologna speaks of the work being done by Churches in
his country in the field of peace building.
This week the Community of St. Egidio hosted the “Bridges of
Peace “ meeting in the Italian city of Bologna, marking 32nd
edition of the International Meeting in the Spirit of Assisi.
Speakers at the gathering, which concluded on Tuesday,
included the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani; the Grand
Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb; and the former President of the European
Commission, Romano Prodi.
Among the issues discussed was inter-religious dialogue, the
environment, disarmament, the role of believers in the face of wars, the
widespread violence in Latin America, the future of Africa the pontificate of
St John Paul II and “Europe and its Crisis.”
One of those participating at the meeting was Fr James
Latanzio, General Secretary of the Council of Churches in South Sudan.
He told Francesca Sabatinelli, that he came to the meeting
to bear witness to the continuing suffering, violence and war in the country,
adding that the people had “suffered enough.”
Speaking about the "Bridges of Peace" event, he
said, he had “learned from the prayers of Bologna” regarding peace building and
noted that the Council of Churches in South Sudan was working to change the
narrative from “that of violence to that of peace.”
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