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There Will Be No Return to War, South Sudan’s President to African Church Leaders
The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) has released a report detailing a meeting by the Church leaders with South Sudan President Salva Kiir during which the President promised to...
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Lay Catholic Association Resumes South Sudan Peace Talks in Rome
The Rome-based Catholic lay association dedicated to the provision of social services and arbitrating conflicts has resumed South Sudan peace talks, South Sudan’s Radio Tamazuj reported November 10.
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Church’s Intervention Needed to Fully Implement South Sudan’s 2018 Agreement: Official
The intervention of Church leaders in South Sudan is needed to chart the way to the full implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) signed in...
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Archbishop in South Sudan Urges Religious, Political Leaders to Work Toward Lasting Peace
The Archbishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has, while presiding over the diaconate ordination of two Rumbek Diocese candidates, urged both religious and political leaders in the nine-year-old country to...
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On International Peace Day, Church Leaders in South Sudan Want Peace Agreement Implemented
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace marked Monday, September 21, which coincides with the second anniversary of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), representatives of...
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South Sudanese Cleric Recounts Ordeal After Army, Civilian Clash in Warrap State
Days after civilians attacked a Catholic Parish that hosted members of the military within South Sudan’s Diocese of Rumbek, the Priest in charge of the Mission Center has recounted the ordeal...
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Bishop’s Initiative Keeping South Sudanese Pupils Engaged amid COVID-19 Lockdown
The Holy Trinity Peace Village initiative founded by Bishop Paride Taban has become an oasis of hope to vulnerable populations in South Sudan and is now reaching out to school-going children who...
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Respect and Implement Peace Agreement, South Sudanese Bishop to Politicians
As political leaders in South Sudan struggle to restore peace after forming a unity government on February 22, a Catholic Bishop in the East-Central nation has asked them to respect the Revitalized...
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“Don’t return us to war, we are fed up”: South Sudanese Bishop to Unity Government Leaders
Few days after rival leaders in South Sudan formed a transitional coalition government to end years of political rivalry and conflict, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Diocese of Yei...
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Pope Francis’ “feet kiss” Gesture Pays Off as South Sudan Unity Government is Formed
After intense international pressure on political leaders in South Sudan including Pope Francis’ dramatic gesture of kissing the feet of President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar, a unity government...
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South Sudanese Bishop Optimistic, Unity Government Formation “will not be postponed again”
With just over one week to the formation of a transitional government of national unity in South Sudan, a Catholic Bishop of Yei has called upon Christians to pray for peace during...
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Revival of South Sudan’s Ecumenical Network on Course, Church Officials Optimistic
A two-day forum bringing together members of the Ecumenical Network South Sudan (ENSS) in Juba has given hope to the revival of the religious entity that engages internal and external...
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“Forget past, go in for reconciliation,” South Sudanese Archbishop-Elect Tells Soldiers
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),...
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Church Officials Call for Accountability from South Sudan’s Pre-Transitional Leaders
Following reports that the government of South Sudan recently released US$40 million out of the pledged US$ 100 million to the National Pre-Transitional Committee (NPTC), an entity created to facilitate...
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Holy Father Prays for Peace, Reconciliation in South Sudan, Hopes to Visit
Three days after the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Vice-President designate Dr. Riek Machar agreed, at a meeting in Uganda, to delay the formation of a...
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Why Leaders of South Sudan Churches Have Welcomed 100-day Extension of Unity Government
On November 8, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Vice-President designate Dr. Riek Machar decided to extend the Pre-Transitional period expected to end in the formation of a...
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South Sudan President Pleads with Church Leaders to be Vocal about “peace accord” document
With key issues of contention between the parties in South Sudan protracted conflict unresolved just a week to November 12 deadline for the formation of a unity government as stipulated...
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Catholic Leaders in Sudan and South Sudan Deliver Message of Hope amid Apprehension
With the citizens of the youngest nation of the world, South Sudan, seemingly torn between apprehension and optimism against the backdrop of reports that the vice-president designate, Dr. Riek Machar...
