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Sr. Orla Treacy
Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine
St. Patrick's Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland, has conferred an Honorary Doctorate to Sr. Orla Treacy, whose work spanning 19 years in South Sudan has transformed the lives of hundreds of girls in the war-torn East African nation that is the world’s newest country.
“May be another day”: Gloom as Attempts by South Sudanese Youths Seeking Visas for Jubilee in Rome Thwarted
The group of young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, who travelled to Ethiopia in search of visas for the Jubilee of Youth in Rome have been denied the important travel document.
Youths in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese “anxiously excited” about Jubilee in Rome as Most Africans Face Hurdles
Preparations for the forthcoming Jubilee of Youth in Rome that is part of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year have not been easy in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, where the young people in the world’s youngest nation are determined to participate in the historic event.
Pilgrim Shares Moving Encounter with South Sudanese Communities Crying Out for Peace
A woman who knelt by the roadside with her children, praying for peace as pilgrims from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek passed by was a sight to behold for the pilgrims who kept reflecting on the incident though their journey to Tonj, about 125 kilometers away.
Pope Francis’ “pure presence” in South Sudan is Beautiful: Catholic Missionary Nun
A Catholic missionary Nun working in South Sudan has expressed elation at meeting Pope Francis who is in the East-Central African country for an Ecumenical visit, noting that the Holy Father’s “pure presence” in Africa’s youngest nation means a lot for the country.
Ecumenical Visit to Impact South Sudanese, “a blessing for us”: Catholic Missionary Nun
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 next week is to have an impact on the people of God in the East-Central African nation, a Catholic Nun has said.
