South Sudan Archbishop Dies; Remembered as Promoter of Peace
Voice of America
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - The retired Catholic archbishop of South Sudan, Paulino Lukudu Loro, died Monday in Nairobi at the age of 80. The archbishop served for 30 years and was hailed by many in South Sudan for his efforts to promote peace during the country's long civil war.
The Reverend Father Samuel Abe, spokesperson for the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, said Archbishop Loro was rushed to Kenya’s capital last month when his condition started deteriorating. “First of all, last Saturday he had a very severe stroke which affected his dying and so it escalated into instability of his blood pressure and today the pressure just went down, and it is the cause of the death; primarily it is the stroke on his head,” Abe said. Abe said Loro’s death has left a great void, because he was a key player in advising political leaders on how to achieve peace in South Sudan.Israeli soldiers clean a tank gun barrel after returning from the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, June 5, 2024. FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East at the White House in Washington, May 31, 2024. Local residents protest U.S. President Joe Biden's administration support of Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to Oakland, California, June 5, 2024.
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