VATICAN CITY – South Sudan’s president and opposition leader are expected to travel to the Vatican next week for what the Holy See says is a “spiritual retreat” and opposition officials say is an effort to help implement the country’s peace deal. Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti confirmed the visit Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTHe said a spiritual retreat was scheduled next week at the Vatican for “the leaders of South Sudan.”He didn’t identify them. The meeting comes a month after President Salva Kiir met with Pope Francis to discuss the peace process. A deputy spokesman for opposition leader Riek Machar, Manawa Peter, said the April 10 Vatican meeting between Machar and Kiir would focus on confidence-building and helping to bring the two together.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 03, 2019 11:37 UTC