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Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC). Credit: Catholic Radio Network

“Dialogue is no longer working”: Catholic Bishops Horrified by Worsening Fighting in Sudan and South Sudan

Nov 14, 2025

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have expressed their dismay at the ongoing fighting in both countries, noting that dialogue does not seem to be working to resolve the conflicts.

Credit: Catholic Radio Network

Help “form new habit of mind” to end Cycle of Violence, Apostolic Nuncio Urges Catholic Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan

Nov 12, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has encouraged members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) to help the people of God under their pastoral care form “a new habit of mind” that would break the cycle of violence responsible for “death and displacement” in the two neighbouring countries. 

Credit: Catholic Radio Network

Cardinal Ameyu Raises Alarm Over “humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale” in Sudan and South Sudan

Nov 11, 2025

The President of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) has raised alarm over the deepening humanitarian crisis in the two neighbouring countries of Sudan and South Sudan. 

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“Church is with you”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Expresses Solidarity with Victims of Violence in His Episcopal See

Oct 2, 2025

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has expressed solidarity with the victims of the Sunday, September 28 violence when forces from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) attacked a military barrack in Nagero County that is served by his Episcopal See.

St. Patrick’s Pontifical University confers a Theology doctorate on Sr Orla Treacy. Credit: St. Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth

Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine

Sep 30, 2025

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.

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Caritas Torit Gives Out Cholera Kits as Deadly Outbreak Spreads Across South Sudan

Sep 10, 2025

The development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan has handed over cholera response kits to the country’s Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Health to contain what has been described as a worsening cholera outbreak in the region.

Fr. Mathew Pagan. Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan/Radio Bakhita

Outgoing Vice Chancellor Recalls Leading Catholic University of South Sudan through War, Crisis

Sep 7, 2025

The outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) has expressed gratitude to God, the Bishops, and all who supported him during him at the institution of higher learning for the last 12 years.

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla. Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan/Radio Bakhita

At Installation of New Catholic University of South Sudan VC, Chancellor Emphasizes “moral values, ethical behaviours”

Sep 3, 2025

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla has emphasized the importance of fostering “moral values” and upholding “ethical behaviour” and discipline as foundational in the affairs of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).

Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan

Smooth Leadership Transition at Catholic University of South Sudan Lesson to Government: Official at VC Installation

Sep 3, 2025

The Governor of Western Equatoria State in South Sudan has lauded the smooth leadership transition at the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).

Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan

Newly Installed Catholic University of South Sudan VC Pledges to Foster Teamwork to Create “inclusive environments”

Sep 2, 2025

The new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) has pledged to foster teamwork with various stakeholders in view of “creating inclusive environments” to advance the institution’s mission.

Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan. Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan

Prioritize Education of Youths, Apostolic Nuncio to New Leadership of Catholic University of South Sudan

Sep 2, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in South Sudan has called on the new leadership of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) to have the education of youths as a priority at the institution of higher learning. 

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan. Credit: CDTY

St. Augustine Complex Lauded for Educating “countless South Sudanese” Contributing to Nation Building

Aug 29, 2025

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has lauded St. Augustine Complex in his Episcopal See for facilitating the formal education of “countless” youths in the world’s newest country, who he says are involved in nation building.

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli. Credit: Sr. Agnes Njeri/Hilton Foundation

“We are learning from Africa”: Vatican Official Lauds Church in Africa’s Conservation, Human Dignity Initiatives

Aug 18, 2025

The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (PIHD) has lauded the Church in Africa for spearheading initiatives towards conservation and human dignity.

Christine Allen. Credit: ACI Africa

Sudan Civil War “has had a devastating impact” on People, CAFOD Executive Director Says, Decries Poor Media Visibility

Aug 6, 2025

In its third year, the Sudan civil war has had far-reaching effects on the people of God in the Northeastern African nation with humanitarian assistance hampered, the Executive Director of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has said. 

Credit: CDTY

South Sudanese Catholic University Teams up with Top Ugandan University to Boost Agricultural Studies

Jul 29, 2025

The Yambio Campus of St. John Catholic University of South Sudan (SJCU) has officially linked its agricultural programs with Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) to equip learners with practical skills aimed at tackling food insecurity in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State.

The South Sudanese pilgrims denied visas for the Youth Jubilee in Rome. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

“May be another day”: Gloom as Attempts by South Sudanese Youths Seeking Visas for Jubilee in Rome Thwarted

Jul 24, 2025

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.

Possible pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/South Sudan. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

Youths in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese “anxiously excited” about Jubilee in Rome as Most Africans Face Hurdles

Jul 17, 2025

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.

Catholic Bishops in South Sudan. Credit: Catholic Radio Network

South Sudan’s Catholic Bishops Denounce Wrongful Use of “military action”, Say Hinderance to Lasting Peace

Jul 12, 2025

The wrongful use of “military action” at the expense of dialogue to address socio-political challenges in South Sudan is behind the protracted violent conflicts in the country, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have said.

Bishop Christian Carlassare of the Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan. Credit: Catholic Radio Network (CRN)

Ahead of Independence Day, Catholic Bishop Urges South Sudanese to Commit to Peace in Daily Acts, “not abstract idea”

Jul 8, 2025

As South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, prepares to celebrate its 14th Independence Day on Wednesday, July 9, a Catholic Bishop is urging the people of God in the in the East African nation to commit themselves to peace in their daily acts and actions.

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: CDTY

South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Reflects on His 17 Years of Episcopal Ministry, Says It’s Been “a daily sacrifice”

Jul 2, 2025

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has described his 17 years of Episcopal Ministry in the world’s youngest nation as a “a daily sacrifice”.