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World Day for Consecrated Life: Bishop in South Sudan Calls for “pilgrims of hope, peace”
Bishop Christian Carlassare of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek has underscored the need for “pilgrims of hope and peace” in the East-Central African nation, which is reeling from years of violent conflicts.
Peace Pilgrimage in South Sudanese Diocese Ends with Launch of Eucharistic Congress
South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek has launched a year-long Diocesan Eucharistic Congress with an invitation to communities in the East-Central African country that is reeling from decades of violence to embrace communal living.
South Sudanese Diocese Looking to Have More Community Encounter in 2025 Peace Pilgrimage
The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan has announced its 2025 peace pilgrimage, with the hope that young people set to participate in the pilgrimage will have more interaction with the communities they encounter along the way.
Pilgrimages in South Sudan Providing Fertile Ground for Growth of Religious Vocations
Nine young men discerning to become Priests of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are part of the 125-kilometer weeklong pilgrimage that the Diocese organized to sensitize local community members in the East-Central African country on the need for peace.
Youths in South Sudanese Diocese Walking 125Kms in Weeklong Pilgrimage to Preach Peace
Young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are walking from Rumbek to Tonj, some 125 kilometers, in a seven-day pilgrimage they started on Sunday, January 7 to sensitize communities in the East-Central African nation on the need for peace.
“Opportunity to be missionary”: Australian Nun on South Sudan Mission, 20 Years in Africa
Sr. Rita Grunke, an Australian member of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Sacred Heart (OLSH), who is leaving South Sudan for her native country after two decades of service in Africa looks back at her experience in the world’s newest nation with appreciation.
What Pope Francis Wants Catholic Bishops in Africa, Asia to Know and Help Accomplish
“Guard the ecclesial fidelity of your people,” this was the final recommendation Pope Francis made to the 110 Catholic Bishops mostly from Africa and Asia during his audience with them inside the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace near St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
“Fear is driven out by perfect love”: Vatican Secretary of State to South Sudanese
Fear is an enemy of peace, and it makes people weak and fragile, Pietro Cardinal Parolin has said in his message to the people of God in South Sudan on the last day of his four-day visit to the East Central African country.
Vatican Cardinal Calls on South Sudanese to “abandon old ways”, Seek Reconciliation
The Vatican Secretary of State concluded his four-day visit to South Sudan on August 17 by calling upon the people of God in the country to abandon they old ways of war and division, and to work towards conversion in their pursuit of peace and reconciliation.
On Death Anniversary of Catholic Bishop in South Sudan, Successor Recalls Tireless “sower”
Bishop Christian Carlassare of Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan has remembered his predecessor, Bishop Caesar Mazzolari, as a tireless “sower”.
“Don’t be people of many words”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to Newly Ordained Priests
The newly ordained Priests for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek will need to be keen on “action and service of God”, the Local Ordinary of the South Sudanese Diocese has said, cautioning them against the temptation to be “people of many words”.
Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese Dies in U.S. at 84
Bishop Macram Max Gassis, the first Catholic Bishop of El Obeid Diocese in Sudan, has passed on in the U.S. after suffering poor health “for many months”. He was aged 84.
At Episcopal Anniversary, Bishop in South Sudan Consecrates See to Mary’s Immaculate Heart
At the Eucharistic celebration to mark one year since he was Ordained Bishop, the Local Ordinary of Rumbek Diocese has presided over the consecration of the South Sudanese Episcopal See to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Start from Self “to embrace peace, reconciliation”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan
The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese has called upon the people of God in the East-Central African nation to start from the self in striving “to embrace peace and reconciliation” during the Lenten Season.
United for Peace in South Sudan in the Nine-day “walking for peace”: Bishop, Pilgrims
Pilgrims in the nine-day “walking for peace” pilgrimage organized by the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek who arrived in Juba on Thursday, February 2, the eve of the arrival of Pope Francis in South Sudan, were united for peace and reconciliation in the country.
Ecumenical Visit to Show with “clarity a new common path” for South Sudan: Catholic Bishop
The planned ecumenical visit to South Sudan to be undertaken by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields early next month will show “a new common path” for the people of God in the country, a Catholic Bishop in the East-Central African nation has said.
Church in South Sudan Invited to share in Pope Francis' "pilgrimage of peace" During Visit
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan has invited people of different faiths in the East-Central African nation to prepare to join Pope Francis in his "pilgrimage of faith" during the Holy Father's planned Ecumenical visit to the country.
Foster “evangelization, peace everywhere”: Bishop in South Sudan to New Deacons, Priests
Members of the Clergy are expected to be at the forefront in the fostering of the evagelization mission of the Church, realized in fostering peace, the Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Rumbek Dioceses has said.
Synod on Synodality Call to Heal “wounds of violence, division”: Bishop in South Sudan
The ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality is a call to heal “wounds of violence and division” that the people of God in South Sudan have experiences, the Bishop of the country’s Rumbek Diocese has said.
Let’s Continue Praying for “a shared peaceful future”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan
The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Rumbek Dioceses has urged the people of God in the East-Central African nation to continue praying for peace, unity and reconciliation towards “a shared peaceful future” in the country.
