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Pope Francis to visit Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in July

March 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets South Sudanese president Salva Kiir at the Vatican, April 11, 2019. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Mar 3, 2022 / 04:26 am (CNA).
Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in July, the Vatic… […]

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Partnership focused on peace links Seton Hall to South Sudanese university

November 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, is partnering with the Catholic University of South Sudan (shown in the photo above) in the city of Yambia. / Courtesy of Father Ibiko Morris Masiri

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2021 / 00:0… […]

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Shot Catholic bishop-elect’s ordination postponed to 2022

November 5, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare of Rumbek, South Sudan. / Courtesy photo.

Rumbek, South Sudan, Nov 5, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The apostolic nuncio to South Sudan has announced the postponement of the episcopal ordination of a Catholic bishop-el… […]

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‘One million children praying the rosary’: Kids join rosary initiative inspired by St. Padre Pio

October 15, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Photo courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need

Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Children in South Sudan, Burma, and Lebanon have joined a worldwide initiative to get one million kids to pray the rosary this year on Oct. 18.“One million… […]

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Pope Francis saddened by ‘brutal attack’ which killed Catholic nuns in South Sudan

August 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Sr. Mary Daniel Abud and Sr. Regina Roba were killed in an ambush by armed gunmen in South Sudan on Aug. 16, 2021. / Courtesy photos

Vatican City, Aug 18, 2021 / 07:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a g… […]

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From child soldier to Catholic priest: Father Mbikoyo lives to give hope to the hopeless

July 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

South Sudanese refugees queue to receive water at a refugee camp near Kosti, Sudan, June 2017. / Aid to the Church in Need.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 14, 2021 / 16:19 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest is returning to the land where he was once ab… […]

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Pope Francis says Christ is an example for South Sudan’s leaders as nation marks 10th anniversary

July 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets South Sudanese president Salva Kiir at the Vatican, April 11, 2019. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jul 9, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis and two other Christian leaders have sent a message to the political leaders of Sou… […]

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‘I offer the pain I’m going through’: Shot Catholic bishop-elect prays for purification of S Sudan diocese

May 5, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare of Rumbek recovers at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. / ACI Africa.

CNA Staff, May 5, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic bishop-elect recovering from gunshot wounds said in a video released Tuesday that he is offer… […]

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‘I’m well, improving, I’ll be with you’: Bishop-elect to S Sudan’s Rumbek diocese

April 28, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Christian Carlassare, Bishop-Elect of Rumbek, recovering at a hospital in Nairobi April 27 after having been shot in his rectory in Rumbek the previous day. Credit: ACI Africa.

Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 28, 2021 / 11:01 am (CNA).
The Bishop-Elect … […]

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Catholic clerics among 12 arrested after bishop-elect shot in South Sudan

April 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Apr 27, 2021 / 03:20 am (CNA).
Three South Sudanese Catholic clerics are among 12 people arrested following the shooting of the bishop-elect of Rumbek diocese on Monday, a source in Rumbek has told ACI Africa, CNA’s Af… […]

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