Truth about shooting will help diocese in South Sudan, bishop-designate says

While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare has already forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why he was shot in the legs at his home in Rumbek, South Sudan, will help achieve reconciliation. The Italian-born bishop-designate, 43, was responding to news that three local priests were among the 12 people arrested for their possible involvement in the attack on... Read More

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April 27, 2021

Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-elect weeks before his installation

Unidentified gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to church news reports. In stable condition after emergency surgery at a local hospital, Italian-born Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, 43, was to be transferred to a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, for a transfusion and further medical care, according... Read More

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December 17, 2020

TPS beneficiaries from seven countries to receive extension

US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that seven countries will receive an extension for its citizens to remain in the US under the Temporary Protected Status programme, known popularly as TPS. The Department of Homeland Security announced in a notice published in the Federal Register an extension for beneficiaries from South Sudan until May 2022,... Read More

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August 6, 2020

‘These were innocent children,’ archbishop says of South Sudan murders

The Catholic Archbishop of Juba condemned “in the strongest terms possible” the murder of three young girls, killed while watching television in their Juba home. The girls – ages nine, seven and four – were the children of Edward Jami Andrea, a lecturer at the Upper Nile University in the capital. The children were alone... Read More

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May 13, 2020

Dermot O’Leary backs appeal to help poorest beat Covid-19

Catholic TV and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary has urged the British public to donate to a coronavirus appeal for people living in some of the poorest countries in the world. The X Factor host is backing UK aid agency CAFOD’s fundraising campaign so that those in developing countries hit by the pandemic “get some of... Read More

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January 16, 2020

Rome-brokered peace deal increases chances of papal visit to South Sudan

A newly brokered peace deal between the government of South Sudan and opposition leaders increased the chance of a papal visit to the African nation. The agreement signed in Rome on 13th January was significant because it involved opposition leaders who had not signed previous peace deals, said John O’Brien, country representative for Catholic Relief... Read More

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November 14, 2019

Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby: We want to visit South Sudan together

Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury said they would travel together to South Sudan if the country’s leaders fulfill their promise to form a transitional government by February 2020. The pope and Archbishop Welby met at the Vatican on 13 November whilst the Anglican leader was in Rome to install a new... Read More

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November 5, 2019

Ethiopians, often refugees themselves, welcome newcomers, cardinal says

Ethiopia is now managing nearly a million refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, Yemen and even Syria, said Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel. Because so many Ethiopians are refugees, those who remain in the country work to make newcomers feel welcome. The cardinal, who visited Washington in late November, said his country had been “a... Read More

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August 30, 2019

South Sudan’s bishops praise peace agreement for neighbouring Sudan

Catholic bishops in South Sudan praised the recent peace agreement for neighbouring Sudan, which has experienced political turmoil since April, when the military ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. “Our hearts went out for Sudan during the period under which the country was facing the turmoil. Actually we are still Sudanese; we share the common border;... Read More

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June 21, 2019

Migration situation requires a humane, Christian response, official says

The Vatican recognises how difficult it is for nations to manage the flow of migrants and refugees, but one thing is certain: “We must respond in a humane manner, a Christian manner, and we must try to help people, not harm them,” said the Vatican foreign minister. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, whose formal title is Vatican... Read More

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