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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (left) and Vice-president Riek Machar (right) shake hands at the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in September 2018. Credit: Courtesy Photo

After End of South Sudan’s Transitional Period, Church Leaders Urge Commitment to Peace

Sep 8, 2022

Members of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) have, in a collective statement, urged the parties to the September 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to commit to ensuring peace following the end of the transitional period.

Bishop emeritus Paride Taban of South Sudan's Torit Diocese receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: ACI Africa

Elderly South Sudanese Bishop Receives COVID-19 Jab, Seeks to Dispel Fear of Vaccine

Apr 16, 2021

The Bishop emeritus of South Sudan’s Torit Diocese has, in a bid to dispel fears over COVID-19 vaccination exercise, become the first known prominent religious leader in the East-Central African nation to receive the jab.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (left) and Vice-president Riek Machar (right) shake hands at the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in September 2018.

Church’s Intervention Needed to Fully Implement South Sudan’s 2018 Agreement: Official

Oct 30, 2020

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 September 2018, a Church official engaged by the Catholic Bishops in South Sudan has told ACI Africa in an interview.

Bishops in South Sudan working in collaboration with Solidarity with South Sudan to fight COVID-19.

Bishops in South Sudan Donate Protective Equipment to Hospitals in Fight against COVID-19

May 20, 2020

As South Sudan continues to face considerable challenges in the fight against COVID-19 amid lack of sufficient resources in health facilities, the Catholic Bishops in collaboration with Solidarity with South Sudan (SSS) have donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to four Catholic health facilities in the Archdiocese of Juba.