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South Sudanese Leaders Urged to “appoint more women in the State Governments”
Days after South Sudan’s President appointed State Governors and Chief Administrators, a Prelate in the East-Central African nation has weighed in on the gender imbalance in the appointments and urged...
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Comboni Mission Hospital in South Sudan Shuts Down Over Insecurity
Mary Immaculate Hospital in Mapuordit, a mission health facility belonging to the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan, has been shut down indefinitely over security threats to its staff...
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Catholic Journalists in South Sudan to Benefit from Newly Launched Peace Center
Catholic journalists in the world’s newest nation will benefit from the Peace Center for Journalists and Media Practitioners launched Wednesday, July 1 by the Association for Media Development in South...
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Christian Women in South Sudan Donate Food to Needy amid COVID-19 Lockdown
As the coronavirus lockdown continues to wreak havoc in South Sudan with various vulnerable groups being hit the most, the country’s Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) comprising over 5,000 registered...
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Youth in South Sudan Called to a Life of Service at Archdiocesan Conference
Youth in the South Sudan Archdiocese of Juba who attended a two-day conference that was centered on liturgy among other teachings of the Church have, at the end of the...
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Caritas South Sudan Launches Six-Month COVID-19 Awareness Campaign
Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the world’s youngest nation, has launched an awareness campaign initiative on the preventive measures of COVID-19 in...
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“We strongly denounce the recent and on-going violence”: Church Leaders in South Sudan
The representatives of various Christian denominations in South Sudan have, in a collective statement, denounced the violence in the Eastern Africa country following recent incidents in which several armed confrontations...
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Church Leaders in South Sudan Appeal for Release of Abducted Women and Children
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, church leaders in South Sudan have denounced conflict-related violence in the Eastern Africa country and appealed to those...
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Vatican’s Donation Helps Realize Bishops’ Retirement Home in South Sudanese Archdiocese
Retired Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu will be the first occupant of the first ever Bishops’ retirement home that has been erected by the Archdiocese with help from the Vatican...
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“Our refugees not following rules to control spread of COVID 19”: Salesians in Uganda
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) serving in Uganda’s Palabek refugee camp have highlighted some of the challenges they are experiencing as they strive to keep...
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Church Leaders in South Sudan Launch COVID-19 Trauma Healing Helpline Center
Representatives of churches in South Sudan have partnered with Christian Aid of the Government of UK to establish a helpline center for psychosocial and trauma healing of the people affected...
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On Corpus Christi Sunday, Bishops in Africa Pray for “spiritual healing via the Eucharist”
On Corpus Christi Sunday, various Church leaders in Africa have used the occasion of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ marked Sunday, June 14 to...
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UK-based Catholic Aid Agency Using Radio for COVID-19 Sensitization in Africa
In a bid to tackle COVID-19 crisis in Africa, the leadership of the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development...
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South Sudanese Cleric Calls for Effective Leadership amid COVID-19
A Catholic Priest in South Sudan has called on the government, churches, the civil society and families across the country to execute effective leadership during the outbreak of the COVID-19...
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Over 900 Households Receive Boost from Caritas South Sudan to Engage in Farming
Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the Eastern Africa country, has given seeds and farm tools to over 900 households in the Catholic...
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Why South Sudanese Archbishop Advocates for New Burial Traditions amid COVID-19
The Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has called for a shift in burial traditions of people suspected to have died of COVID-19, calling on the citizens in the country...
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Jesuit Refugee Service Reaches out to Students in Uganda’s Community-based Schools
The international refugee organization of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the Jesuit Refugee Service, (JRS) is supporting the construction of new community-based secondary schools in Africa’s largest refugee host nation, Uganda.
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Caritas South Sudan Expresses Commitment to Contribute to Vatican COVID-19 Fund
The leadership of Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the country, has expressed the commitment to contributing towards the COVID-19 emergency fund, which...
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UK-based Catholic Agency Supporting South Sudanese Organizations’ COVID-19 Response
The humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is supporting local organizations in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, in...
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“Christians, Muslims called to tear down walls raised out of fear”: South Sudanese Prelate
As Muslims celebrate Eid, marking the end of their holy month of Ramadan, the Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has called on Christians and Muslims in the country to...
