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Catholic Church in South Sudan
Vatican Cardinal Visiting Africa Invites Consecrated Persons to Renewed “missionary zeal”
Michael Cardinal Czerny, who is the helm of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) has invited the Consecrated in Africa to rekindle their zeal for evangelization as the Church marks the annual World Day for Consecrated Life.
One Year On, Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan Highlights “fruits” of First-ever Papal Visit
One year since the first-ever Papal visit to South Sudan, the representative of the Holy Father in the East-Central African nation has highlighted the benefits of the 3-5 February 2023 Ecumenical Visit, which Pope Francis undertook alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields.
Vatican Cardinal “to renew” Pope’s Peace Message in Pastoral Trip to South Sudan
The Prefect for the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) is “to renew” the Holy Father’s peace message during his eight-day pastoral visit to South Sudan scheduled to begin on Friday, February 2.
South Sudan to Mark Anniversary of First-ever Papal Visit with Vatican Cardinal Trip
The people of God in South are set to commemorate one year since the first-ever Papal visit to the country with the pastoral trip of the Prefect for the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD), Michael Cardinal Czerny.
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.
Peace Pilgrimage in South Sudanese Diocese Ends with Launch of Eucharistic Congress
South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek has launched a year-long Diocesan Eucharistic Congress with an invitation to communities in the East-Central African country that is reeling from decades of violence to embrace communal living.
South Sudanese Diocese Looking to Have More Community Encounter in 2025 Peace Pilgrimage
The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan has announced its 2025 peace pilgrimage, with the hope that young people set to participate in the pilgrimage will have more interaction with the communities they encounter along the way.
Pilgrimages in South Sudan Providing Fertile Ground for Growth of Religious Vocations
Nine young men discerning to become Priests of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are part of the 125-kilometer weeklong pilgrimage that the Diocese organized to sensitize local community members in the East-Central African country on the need for peace.
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).
Youths in South Sudanese Diocese Walking 125Kms in Weeklong Pilgrimage to Preach Peace
Young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are walking from Rumbek to Tonj, some 125 kilometers, in a seven-day pilgrimage they started on Sunday, January 7 to sensitize communities in the East-Central African nation on the need for peace.
Don’t “sit back”: Sudan, South Sudan’s Bishops to International Community amid Ongoing War
Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan are urging the United Nations (UN), the governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Norway, also referred to as Troika, and other members of the international community to go on with their respective efforts to end the ongoing violence in Sudan.
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.
Cardinal in South Sudan Urges Newly Ordained Deacons to Embrace Servant Leadership
Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has urged the new Deacons he ordained on Saturday, November 11 to “sacrifice” for the ministry, and to be always ready to serve the people of God in the eastern central African country.
Late South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Named 2023 Opus Prize Laureate
The late Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan, Paride Taban, is the 2023 Opus Prize Laureate.
Tributes Continue to Pour in as Award-Winning South Sudanese Bishop is Laid to Rest
South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saints has been laid to rest in the Diocese of Torit, with mourners eulogizing the award-winning prelate as “a teacher, a wise man and a light” for many.
South Sudanese Bishop Honored Posthumously for Building Peace Village
The late South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban is among the recipients of the 2023 Opus Prize, an annual faith-based humanitarian award that recognizes social entrepreneurship.
South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Teaches Priests to Go Beyond Preaching: Cardinal
South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saint has been eulogized as a “man of the community”, and a model for priests who must put what they preach into action.
“We have lost our icon”: South Sudanese Cardinal Mourns Pioneer Bishop of Torit Diocese
The Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, saying the East Central African nation has lost an “icon.”
Built an "airfield": Five Interesting Facts about South Sudan's Bishop Paride Taban
Many people will remember Bishop Paride Taban of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit who died on November 1 as a selfless leader whose efforts to bring peace in the war-torn country earned him numerous accolades.
South Sudanese President Pays Glowing Tribute to Bishop who “never abandoned his flock”
The President of South Sudan has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, noting that the late Bishop never abandoned “his flock” when the people needed him.
