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| Most Rev. Paulino Lukudu Archbishop of Juba |
Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Juba Most Rev. Paulino Lukudu Loro on Thursday 8th May left Juba for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to join face to face peace talks between President Kiir and SPLM/A leader in opposition Dr Machar. The meeting is expected to take place on Friday.
Archbishop Paolino was chairing a week long bishops’ conference on pastoral development and peacemaking, which was supposed to be concluded on Friday 9th when he abruptly received call to witness the expected rare meeting of President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr Riek Machar Teny.
Speaking to AMECEA Online News over the phone, Fr. Jacob Odwa, Secretary General to the Bishops Conference said that from long ago, the Catholic Church has always been part of the peace talk. Being a voice that the ordinary people listen to, the Catholic Church needs to be involved in the talks.
Fr. Jacob said that the Archbishop was accompanied by two lay people from the Justice and Peace Commission.
Archbishop Lukudu reportedly opened SPLM National Liberation Council, NLC meeting December 2013 in Juba with prayers of peace and reconciliation, only to hatch mid December crisis ironically.
Source: CRN and AMECEA Social Communications