Yei, 25 December, 2022 / 9:25 pm (ACI Africa).
In his Christmas 2022 Message to the people of God under his pastoral care, the Catholic Bishop of South Sudan's Yei Diocese has sought to offer encouragement amid economic and security challenges.
“This is the twelfth year the people of South Sudan, as a country, celebrate the Solemnity of the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world,” Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo says in his message dated December 23.
Bishop Lodiong says he finds it regrettable that “in these twelve years, the majority of the citizens of this nation have celebrated Christmas in dire economic and security situation imposed on them by their own brothers and sisters who seek political positions for selfish interests and gain.”
“As we celebrate this Christmas, my mind goes to our brothers and sisters in Upper Nile and Jonglei States who, because of the warring parties in those States, are celebrating this Christmas in the cold; in swamps of flood waters and in the bushes,” the South Sudanese says.
He adds, “My mind goes to our brothers and sisters in some parts of Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria, who have been displaced from their ancestral homes by cattle herders and bandits, and deprive of dignified Christmas celebrations.”
