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Members of the  Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Credit:  Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC)

Don’t “sit back”: Sudan, South Sudan’s Bishops to International Community amid Ongoing War

Jan 1, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan are urging the United Nations (UN), the governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Norway, also referred to as Troika, and other members of the international community to go on with their respective efforts to end the ongoing violence in Sudan.

Credit: Agenzia Fides

South Sudan Needs Trauma Healing to Address “sexual violence effects”: Catholic Official

Dec 20, 2023

Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan need to be helped, the Coordinator of the Catholic Health Commission (CHC) in the East-Central African nation has said, and proposed the reestablishment of a trauma healing facility in the country.

Cardinal in South Sudan Urges Newly Ordained Deacons to Embrace Servant Leadership

Nov 13, 2023

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has urged the new Deacons he ordained on Saturday, November 11 to “sacrifice” for the ministry, and to be always ready to serve the people of God in the eastern central African country.

The late Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan, Paride Taban, is the 2023 Opus Prize Laureate. (L-R): Kerry Alys Robinson, executive director of The Opus Prize Foundation; Dr. Margaret Itto, deputy chair of the Board for Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron and State Minister for Health in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan; University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD. Credit: Villanova University

Late South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Named 2023 Opus Prize Laureate

Nov 10, 2023

The late Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan, Paride Taban, is the 2023 Opus Prize Laureate.

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba. Credit: CRN

Tributes Continue to Pour in as Award-Winning South Sudanese Bishop is Laid to Rest

Nov 10, 2023

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saints has been laid to rest in the Diocese of Torit, with mourners eulogizing the award-winning prelate as “a teacher, a wise man and a light” for many.

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South Sudanese Bishop Honored Posthumously for Building Peace Village

Nov 8, 2023

The late South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban is among the recipients of the 2023 Opus Prize, an annual faith-based humanitarian award that recognizes social entrepreneurship.  

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Teaches Priests to Go Beyond Preaching: Cardinal

Nov 8, 2023

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saint has been eulogized as a “man of the community”, and a model for priests who must put what they preach into action.

“We have lost our icon”: South Sudanese Cardinal Mourns Pioneer Bishop of Torit Diocese

Nov 7, 2023

The Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, saying the East Central African nation has lost an “icon.”

Built an "airfield": Five Interesting Facts about South Sudan's Bishop Paride Taban

Nov 7, 2023

Many people will remember Bishop Paride Taban of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit who died on November 1 as a selfless leader whose efforts to bring peace in the war-torn country earned him numerous accolades.

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

South Sudanese President Pays Glowing Tribute to Bishop who “never abandoned his flock”

Nov 6, 2023

The President of South Sudan has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, noting that the late Bishop never abandoned “his flock” when the people needed him.

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: CRN

AMECEA Eulogizes South Sudanese Bishop as “faithful servant” Who Lived the Beatitudes

Nov 4, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa have eulogized the late South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who passed on the Solemnity of All Saints as one who was dedicated to the nation’s peace and reconciliation. 

Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of Yei Diocese in South Sudan. Credit: CRN

South Sudan Needs Sincere, Unconditional Love to “be in peace”: Catholic Bishop

Nov 4, 2023

South Sudan needs sincere and unconditional love to “be in peace”, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of the country’s Yei Diocese has said. 

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese Eulogized as “symbol of peace” in South Sudan

Nov 3, 2023

Tributes are pouring in for Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, with many remembering the Bishop who died on Wednesday, November 1 for his dedication to peace in the East Central African nation.

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC)

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Torit Diocese Dies on All Saints Day at 87

Nov 1, 2023

Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, has passed on Wednesday, November 1, Feast of All Saints. He was aged 87.

Newly Elevated South Sudanese Cardinal Calls for Togetherness, with “God ahead of us”

Oct 30, 2023

The newly elevated South Sudanese Cardinal returned to his Metropolitan See from Rome with a call to togetherness, emphasizing the need to invoke and rely upon God’s graces for lasting peace in the world’s newest country.

Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Wau speaking during the inauguration of a renovated Maternity Ward at Wau Teaching Hospital (WTH) on Wednesday, October, 25. Credit: Sarah Cleto Rial Governor Western Bahr el Ghazal State/Facebook

Fostering “good health” Part of Evangelization Mission: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan

Oct 27, 2023

Promoting “good health” is part of the evangelization mission, Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Wau has said.

Late Sr. Veronica Rackova. Credit: CRN

Court in South Sudan Adjourns Judgement on Case of Missionary Nun Murdered in 2016

Oct 25, 2023

A High Court in South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has adjourned to November 14 the final verdict on the murder of Sr. Veronika Rackova that had previously been scheduled for October 24.

Sr. Rita Grunke sitted between two South Sudanese women during her farewell celebration at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish on 20 October 2023. Credit: Credit: OLSH/Rumbek Diocese/South Sudan

“Opportunity to be missionary”: Australian Nun on South Sudan Mission, 20 Years in Africa

Oct 24, 2023

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.

Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in his office during the 19 October 2023 press conference. Credit: ACI Africa.

Catholic Church in South Sudan Set to Receive Newly Created Cardinal

Oct 22, 2023

All is set to welcome Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba who was created with 20 others at the September 30 Consistory.

Late Sr. Veronica Rackova. Credit: CRN

South Sudanese Court to Give “final verdict” in Case of Missionary Nun Murdered in 2016

Oct 13, 2023

A High Court in South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, is expected to give the final verdict on the murder of Sr. Veronica Rackova on October 24, the Catholic Radio Network (CRN) reported on Thursday, October 12.