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South Sudan’s Christian Leaders Support Prosecution of Oil Tycoons Mentioned in War Crimes
The leadership of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has expressed support for the Swedish government’s decision to prosecute Lundin Energy Oil Company for aiding and abetting war crimes in the country two decades ago.
Salesians Reach Out to Thousands of Displaced in South Sudan with “food assistance”
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in South Sudan have reached out to thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) with “food assistance.”
Synod on Synodality “not only for the Bishops”, South Sudanese Archbishop Tells Youth
The Synod on Synodality is not an ecclesial event for Bishops alone but for all the people of God including young people, the Archbishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has said.
Catholic University of South Sudan and Seton Hall Partner to Foster Joint Initiatives
Seton Hall University and the Catholic University of South Sudan have entered into a partnership aimed at fostering student and faculty exchanges, joint research efforts, and other initiatives.
Catholic Activists Want South Sudanese Lawmaker Recalled for Championing Sexual Bill
The African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo Africa, is calling on the President and Speaker of South Sudan to recall a lawmaker who is representing the country at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) from his post because of promoting laws that legalize abortion and the sexualization of children in Eastern Africa.
Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese “postponed to 2022”
The Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Christian Carlassare who was appointed Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek (DoR) in March has been postponed to next year.
“Let dove of peace return to Sudan”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop in Solidarity Message
There is need for peace in Sudan, a South Sudanese Catholic Bishop has said in a solidarity message in which he implores that “the dove of peace” returns to the Northeast African nation following a coup by the military earlier this week.
"One million children praying rosary": Kids Join Rosary Initiative Inspired by Padre Pio
Children from 44 countries have already registered to take part in the rosary campaign.
Pope Francis Reaches Out to Flood Victims in South Sudan’s Malakal Diocese with Donation
Pope Francis has reached out to the people of God affected by floods in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Malakal with a donation of US$75,000.00.
Priests, Religious in Predicament amid Ethnic Skirmishes in South Sudan: Catholic Bishop
Members of the Clergy, women and men Religious and other Church personnel in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) are in a predicament amid ongoing tribal skirmishes, the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese has said, regrating the fact that the violence seems to have “taken the direction of negative ethnicity.”
Formation Programs of Catholic Sisters in South Sudanese Diocese Halted amid Violence
Two formation programs of the Sisters of Our Lady of Peace in South Sudan’s Tombura-Yambio Diocese have been halted amid violence and insecurity, the leadership of the Diocesan Congregation has said.
Mouths Speak Peace, “but activities full of atrocities”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop
The warring parties in South Sudan’s conflict need to go beyond talking about peace, and walk the talk, a South Sudanese Catholic Bishop has said.
“Our citizens face violence daily”: Bishops in South Sudan Decry, Urge Nonviolent Solution
Catholic Bishops in South Sudan are alarmed by violent conflicts and killings in various parts of the country and challenge the government to take the responsibility of providing “security to the population.”
“Put a complete stop to ongoing killings”: South Sudan’s Equatoria State Religious Leaders
Religious leaders in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State are calling on the country’s government to intervene and put an end to what they have described as “the continuous culture of killings going on the State”.
Two Slain South Sudanese Catholic Sisters Laid to Rest in Juba, Eulogized as “our martyrs”
The two South Sudanese Catholic Sisters who were among five people killed following a road ambush earlier this week have been eulogized as martyrs.
Catholic Institutions in South Sudanese Archdiocese to Close for Days to Honor Slain Nuns
Catholic institutions in South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese are to remain closed for four days, beginning Tuesday, August 17, to allow the people of God in the Metropolitan See to mourn two Catholic Nuns murdered Monday, August 16.
Murder of Catholic Nuns, Others “lies squarely on Holdout Groups”: South Sudan's President
The killing of two Catholic Nuns alongside three other civilians following the Monday, August 16 bus ambush along Juba-Nimule Road is the responsibility of “the Holdout Groups”, the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has said, making reference to the non-signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
Two South Sudanese Catholic Nuns among Four Killed in Road Ambush en Route to Juba
Two South Sudanese Catholic Nuns are among five people killed in a road ambush along the Juba-Nimule highway that links South Sudan and Uganda on Monday, August 16.
Caritas South Sudan Provides Seeds to Thousands of Households, Plans for Training
The leadership of the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in South Sudan, Caritas South Sudan, has provided a variety of seeds to at least 3,000 households in the East-Central African nation and plans to train beneficiaries of the initiative on subsistent farming.
Catholic Priest in South Sudan Blocks Discussions about Suspected Gold Treasure
The Parish Priest of a Catholic Mission of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese has written to the regional government of the State blocking discussions about gold and silver suspected to be buried by early missionaries where the Catholic Parish now stands.
