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Bishop Christian Carlassare

Bishop Christian Carlassare during Thanksgiving Mass on 26 March 2022 following his Episcopal Ordination. Credit:  Fr. Wanyonyi Eric Simiyu, S.J. (Rumbek)

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Recalls Shooting Ordeal, Says “the Lord guided the bullets”

Apr 15, 2022

The Catholic Bishop of Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan has recalled the 26 April 2021 incident when he was attacked and shot in both legs and attributed his survival to divine intervention.

Bishop Christian Carlassare welcomed at the Mapuordit community in South Sudan. Credit: Fr. Wanyonyi Eric Simiyu, S.J. (Rumbek)

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Says Planned Ecumenical Visit “great encouragement”

Apr 14, 2022

The planned ecumenical visit of Pope Francis, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland to South Sudan later this year is “a great encouragement” to the people of God in the East-Central African nation, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.

Pope Francis with Bishop Christian Carlassare in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Papal Visit to South Sudan to Help Church “engage in reconciliation process”, Bishop Says

Apr 7, 2022

The planned Apostolic journey of Pope Francis to South Sudan later this year is an opportunity for the local Church to engage in the process of reconciliation, a Catholic Bishop in the East-Central African nation has said.

Bishop Carlassare at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish of Rumbek Diocese on 3 April 2022. Credit: Fr. Luka Dor, Rumbek Diocese.

New Bishop in South Sudan “missionary with sincere earnestness, love for humans”: Confrere

Apr 4, 2022

A confrere of the newly ordained Bishop in South Sudan has described him as a person who takes his missionary vocation seriously and who has “love for humans”.

Justice Alexander Sebur Subek reading out a decision of the High Court on 2 March 2022 session. Credit: Otto Abut/CRN

Ruling in Case of South Sudan Bishop Shooting to be Delivered in Mid-April: Judge

Mar 26, 2022

The ruling in the case of last year’s shooting of the Bishop of Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan that was first mentioned on January 26 has been postponed to mid-April, the judge has said.

Bishop Carlassare receives the Holy Bible from Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako during the March 25 Episcopal Ordination held at Holy Father Cathedral of the Diocese of Rumbek. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Guide Faithful to be Disciples of Jesus Christ: Cardinal in Sudan to New Bishop of Rumbek

Mar 25, 2022

The Archbishop Emeritus of Sudan’s Khartoum Archdiocese has told the newly ordained Bishop of Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan to guide the people of God in his Episcopal See to be disciples of Jesus Christ.