Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
Over 150 grassroots church leaders from war-affected communities in South Sudan’s Bentiu and Juba have attended a two days training in three different workshops. They were instructed how to use a Justice and Peace Manual and how to establish a Justice and Peace Committee in their communities. The three training workshops were conducted in the period of 04-13 May 2017 […]
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By Bill Firman – Solidarity with South Sudan – I returned from home leave a little over a month ago and have just completed trips within South Sudan from Juba to Rumbek, Wau, Yambio and Riimenze, for various meetings. This country is truly in a horrible mess and many people are suffering. As I ponder the situation, however, words from Bishop Kenneth […]
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A group of 46 brothers, sisters and priests, belonging to 25 Religious Congregations, all members of the Religious Superiors’ Association of South Sudan (RSASS), has attended a five-day workshop on Consecrated Life and held the RSASS Annual General Assembly 2017 at the Good Shepherd Peace Centre, in Kit (Juba), from 24th – 29th April 2017. The Religious reflected on active […]
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A group of young Comboni missionaries who evangelize in different missions across South Sudan has attended a five days workshop on “personal integration of values and communication dynamics in the mission”. Fr. Christian presiding over the Eucharist at Gondokoro The group of young evangelisers, brothers and priests, meets every other year to share missionary experiences and reflect on a particular […]
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Message of Bishop Tombe Trille Kuku addressed to the Faithful of the Diocese of El Obeid on the Occasion of his consecration as Bishop, Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23rd 2017. ‘I DESIRE MERCY’ (Mt 9:13) Message Addressed to the Faithful of the Diocese of El Obeid on the Occasion of Bishop’s consecration, Divine Mercy Sunday April 23rd 2017 ‘As each one has […]
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By Fr. Phillip Andruga – It was during my retreat in Mwangaza Jesuit Centre that, an insight fleshed through my mind in a form of a question. And I asked myself, why all this inhuman, brutal and senseless war in South Sudan? And to make the matter worse, it seems to me some people were enjoying and making merry out […]
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By Sr. Akumu Lily – “Teaching is a beautiful profession, it’s a pity teachers are badly paid… because it is not just about the time they spend in school, but the time they spend in preparation, the time they spend on each individual student…” (Pope Francis, 2015 – Italy). Teachers are fundamental resources in educational institutions everywhere in the world. They […]
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Message for Holy Week and Easter 2017 by SCBC President Theme: Choose Life over Death and Peace will prevail in Sudan and South Sudan! “Choose Life over death and Peace will prevail!” This is God’s plea to his people, a plea which echoed in our churches during the first week of Lent as a few lines of the book of […]
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08 April 2017 – Death with Life contended: combat strangely ended. Life’s own Champion, slain, yet lives to reign (Easter Sequence) Dear confreres, May the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus grant you peace and joy to proclaim his Gospel to the ends of the earth. For 150 years, our Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart […]
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07 April 2017 – My dear friends in the Risen Lord: On the first Easter morning the sorrowing women came to anoint the body of Jesus and are greeted with the astonishing words of the angel: “Why do you search for the Living One among the dead? He is not here. He has been raised up” (Luke 24:5-6). What a […]
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