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Advocacy, Dialogue, Reconciliation Guide South Sudan Church-led Peace Process, Priest Says
Days after leaders of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) welcomed the second postponement of the formation of a unity government contemplated in the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution...
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Creation of Unity Government in South Sudan a Precondition for Pope Francis’ Joint Visit
Three days after Pope Francis led Catholic faithful in praying for peace and reconciliation in South Sudan and expressed the hope to visit the East African country, the Holy Father...
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Catholic Church in South Sudan Distributes Booklets on “Tracking peace process, agreement”
As the countdown of the 100-day extension of the formation of a unity government in South Sudan got underway on Tuesday, November 12, the Catholic Church in the world’s youngest...
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South Sudan’s Peace Marathon Attracts 1,000 Participants, Including 84-Year Retired Bishop
A day after South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Vice-President designate Dr. Riek Machar agreed to postpone the formation of a unity government by 100 days, a move...
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On Contention about States in South Sudan, Bishop Recommends Engaging Citizens
One of the reasons for the latest postponement of the formation of a unity government in South Sudan, a power-sharing government that would see the leader of opposition Dr. Riek...
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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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Prioritize Evacuation of People from Flood-affected Areas, South Sudanese Bishop Appeals
At a time the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit has declared flooding in the world’s youngest nation a national disaster, the South Sudanese Bishop who had called for...
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Bishop of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese Elected President of Conference, SCBC
When the Bishops and heads of dioceses in Sudan and South Sudan met for their weeklong Annual Plenary Assembly in Juba that concluded October 30, they not only deliberated about...
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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...
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Multiethnic Composition of South Sudan’s Juba Centenary Choir an Inspiration for Unity
Described as “one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse countries on the African continent” consisting well over 60 tribes with distinct and unique social structure systems, South Sudan, independent...
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Catholic Radio in South Sudan Needs $50,000 to Resume Broadcast after Vandalism, Looting
While the exact impact of the protracted South Sudan civil strife on the Church is yet to come to the light, Malakal diocese, one of the most affected ecclesial territories...
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Bishops in South Sudan Demand Shift from “power-sharing” to “addressing root causes”
As the clock ticks on toward the formation of a unity government in South Sudan scheduled for November 12, Catholic Bishops and heads of dioceses in the country are calling...
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South Sudanese Cleric Recounts Challenges He Overcame to Become Priest 50 Years On
In a country where the reciprocal interaction between Catholicism and culture still presents difficulties, with society playing a central role in shaping individual lives through family and peer pressure, a...
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Solemnity of St. Comboni in South Sudan an Opportunity for Faith Renewal
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...
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Children Remind South Sudan Leaders of Pope Francis’ Kiss, Demand Peace
Some six months since Pope Francis showed a “dramatic gesture” of humility by kneeling and kissing the feet of South Sudan leaders, a section of South Sudanese Catholic children living...
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Culturally Symbolic Gifts that South Sudanese Catholics in Kenya Gave Apostolic Nuncio
In a gesture aimed at demonstrating different life situations that characterize the world’s newest nation, South Sudanese Catholic women residing in Kenya last Sunday offered a variety of gifts to...
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Seek Lasting Peace Through Mercy, Forgiveness over Justice: Nuncio to South Sudanese
At a time when ordinary South Sudanese are looking at their political leaders to form the long-awaited unity government in just over a month, the Nairobi-based Apostolic Nuncio to the...
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Catholic Doctor Lauds South Sudan and Egypt for Jointly Combating Hepatitis
As the government of South Sudan works toward the realization of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity with the opposition slated to take place next month amid challenges such...
