Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
As Christmas approaches, South Sudanese once again find reasons to hope for peace in the country. Christmas is a celebration that marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the ‘Prince of Peace’, in Christianity and a cease-fire is scheduled to go into effect on this very Christmas Eve in South Sudan. South Sudan’s government and rebel groups signed a cessation of […]
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By Francesco Chemello – The star that appeared 2000 years ago is surely the same one that has appeared and stopped on each of your homes and also on our parish of Christ the King in TALI, South Sudan. However, it is a special star that, if not welcomed, continues its journey towards other more welcoming places. It’s like the […]
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“She gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn” – Lk 2,7 “Mary was able to turn a stable into a home for Jesus, with poor swaddling clothes and an abundance of love. She is the little servant of […]
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Paolo Rizzetto is a Comboni missionary working in South Sudan and is among those in this war-torn country who have “accepted the difficult privilege of caring for others, those in need, those who are vulnerable”. He makes a balance of the work he has done with his team in a mission hospital throughout this year and finds many blessings and […]
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South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA), a non-political and non-profit making human rights organisation, has made a press statement on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, this 10 December 2017, putting in evidence the human rights situation in South Sudan. The rights organisation “notes with concern the massive human rights violations in South Sudan” and “calls […]
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The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has delivered a speech at the Interstate Governors’ Strategic Intervention Conference that took place in Yambio, South Sudan, from 27-30 November 2017. Drawing from the religions’ teaching and traditions, the bishop called on everyone to make yet another effort to bring peace in the country. Read full statement […]
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A four days ‘Inter-states Governor Strategic Peace Intervention Conference’ is taking place in Yambio, South Sudan, under the theme “PEACE WITHIN AND ACROSS BORDERS”. On the occasion, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), the body responsible for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the Peace Agreement in South Sudan, has called on religious leaders to be at the forefront […]
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Pope Francis led a special prayer service in St Peter’s Basilica this Thursday 23 November, for the intention of peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A good number of faithful and some members of other faith communities joined the Pope to pray for peace in the world and especially for these two African nations that have […]
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Pope Francis has called for a dedicated day of prayer for Peace in South Sudan and he himself will preside over this prayer on 23rd November 2017, at 5:30 PM Vatican Time! At the close of our Annual Plenary Assembly of the Bishops Conference I would like first and foremost to thank God and all of your Archbishops, Bishops and […]
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By Bill Firman (SSS) – My great friend and mentor, Br Damien Harvey, used to say: ‘A man has to have a reason to get up in the morning’. He was reflecting on the Brothers’ way of life. I am sure he would be equally comfortable with the more general statement: ‘Every person needs a reason to rise in the […]
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