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“Fabric of Sudanese society has been torn apart”: Catholic Bishops on Ongoing Conflict in Sudan
Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) have expressed concern about the ongoing conflict in the country, saying that the civil war has caused unimaginable destruction and caused immense suffering to the people.
Catholic Bishops in South Sudan Want Insecurity Addressed, Preparations Made for December Elections
South Sudan is not truly at peace, members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) have said, and called on the government to seal all security loopholes and prepare adequately for the country’s elections scheduled for later this year.
Vatican Issued Interdict, Suspension against Fr. Mathiang Last May: Bishops on Acquitted South Sudanese Catholic Priest
Last May, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization issued an interdict and suspension against Fr. John Mathiang Machol, the Catholic Priest acquitted on all counts in the case of the April 2021 shooting of the then Bishop-elect of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, Catholic Bishops in the country have revealed.
New Cardinal in South Sudan Installed as President of Catholic Bishops' Conference
Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla, the newly elevated South Sudanese Cardinal has been installed as President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC).
South Sudan Needs Trauma Healing to Address “sexual violence effects”: Catholic Official
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.
"Deeply concerned”: Catholic Bishops’ Conference on Human Rights Violations in Sudan
Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), who include Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed concern about continued human rights violations in the ongoing war in Sudan.
Catholic Bishop, Priests in Sudan “safe” after Rockets Hit Church Premises: Official
The Catholic Bishop of El-Obeid Diocese and section of the Clergy in the Sudanese Diocese are “safe” after rockets hit Church premises on April 20, including the main gate of Mary Queen of Africa Cathedral and the Priests’ residence, the Secretary General of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has said.
“End the fighting, revert to dialogue”: Catholic Bishops to Rival Forces in Sudan
Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have, in a collective statement, called on the rival forces in Sudan to end the ongoing violence and “revert to dialogue” to safeguard the lives of the people.
“Work hard in your Dioceses to improve evangelization”: Nuncio in Sudan to Bishops
The Apostolic Nuncio in Sudan has encouraged Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan to make every effort “to improve evangelization” in their respective Episcopal Sees.
Southern Africa’s Synodal Process an Opportunity to Discuss “new way of being”: Official
The Secretary General of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said that the Synodal process in the three countries of the Conference, Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa, allowed people an opportunity to gather together to discuss “a new way of being”.
Vatican Cardinal’s Visit an “encouragement to remain vigilant”: Bishops in Sudan, S. Sudan
Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have, in a collective statement, described the visit of the Vatican Secretary of State to the East-Central African nation as an “encouragement” for the people of God in the two neighboring countries “to remain vigilant” before the realization of Pope Francis’ the postponed ecumenical trip.
Vatican State Secretary’s South Sudan Trip “doesn’t replace” Pope Francis’ Visit: Bishop
The visit of the Vatican Secretary of State to South Sudan on the day Pope Francis was previously scheduled to arrive in the East-Central African nation “doesn’t replace” the visit of the Holy Father to the country, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference Secretariat in South Sudan Looted in Nighttime Robbery
The Secretariat of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) was looted in a nighttime robbery, the Secretary General of the Conference confirmed the incident in a Wednesday, May 25 press conference.
Papal Dais in Juba, South Sudan, to be “ready by mid-June”, Bishops’ Conference Official
The Papal dais under construction in South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, is to be ready by the middle of next month, the Social Communication Coordinator of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) said in an interview.
Inter-Congregational Partnership Necessary to Address South Sudan’s “enormous needs”: Nun
A Catholic Nun serving at the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) has, at an online book launch, underscored the need for partnerships among members of Religious Orders and Societies of Apostolic Life in addressing the “enormous needs” of the people of God in South Sudan.
Do Not “take us back to war”: Catholic Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan to Political Leaders
Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have, in their collective Easter Message, expressed the hope that political leaders in the two neighboring countries will foster “justice, peace and reconciliation”, and not “take us back to war”.
One Suspect Confesses to Crime of Shooting Bishop-elect for Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan
One of the six suspects in the case of the shooting of the Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan has confessed to the crime.
Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese Envisions Revival of Trauma Healing Center
The Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese who survived an assassination attempt in April is envisioning the revival of the trauma healing center that provided psychosocial assistance to pastoral agents including members of the Clergy and women and men Religious in the East-Central African nation.
Pressure Sudan’s Military to Value Human Life: Catholic Bishop to International Community
There is need for the international community to put pressure on the military in Sudan to show respect and value for human life, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said a day after the country’s army seized power in a coup.
Catholic Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan Pray for “quick recovery” of Bishop-elect
Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) have, in a collective statement, expressed their spiritual closeness with Msgr. Christian Carlassare, the Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese who is nursing gunshot injuries after he was shot in both legs in the early hours of Monday, April 26.
