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Juba Archdiocese

Christian women members of South Sudan Church Council (SSCC) in Juba during their daylong meeting to fast and pray for peace in South Sudan on January 25, 2020. / ACI Africa

Lay Down Weapons, “give birth to children”: South Sudan Christian Women to Child soldiers

Jan 29, 2020

Hundreds of Christian women belonging to the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) have, while commemorating their sixth anniversary of prayer for peace in the world’s youngest nation, appealed to children serving as soldiers to withdraw from being actively involved in armed conflict and instead “marry and give birth to children.”

Archbishop-Elect Stephen Ameyu of Juba, South Sudan

“Forget past, go in for reconciliation,” South Sudanese Archbishop-Elect Tells Soldiers

Jan 7, 2020

As the combined armed forces of Government and Opposition group kick-start military training as envisaged in the September 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the Archbishop-elect of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese, Stephen Ameyu has called on South Sudanese soldiers to put the past behind and invest in peaceful co-existence through reconciliation.

Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro during the Launch of the Cantenary celebration of the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan on Comboni Day

Solemnity of St. Comboni in South Sudan an Opportunity for Faith Renewal

Oct 15, 2019

As the people of God in South Sudan celebrated the Solemnity of Saint Daniel Comboni last Thursday, October 10, Catholics of the Archdiocese of Juba used the occasion both to honour Missionaries for their role in evangelizing Sudan and South Sudan and to renew their commitment of faith in the person of Christ Jesus within the context of the Archdiocesan centenary celebrations.