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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. 14/10/2018 Pope Francis has sent a message to participants at the “Bridges of Peace” meeting organized by the Community of St. Egidio. This years'
event takes place in the Italian city of ... 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.” Listen to the interview