Loreto Sister Orla Treacy, principal of Loreto Girls Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan,
walks outside the school with children in 2017. Photo: CNS/Paul Jeffrey In 2023, young Catholics from the Diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan, organised a 240-mile walking pilgrimage to Juba for Pope Francis’ visit. What began as a one-time journey has now become an annual tradition. Sr Orla Treacy, an Irish religious of the Loreto Sisters, recalled the enthusiasm of the young South Sudanese eager to see…
