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United Nations peacekeepers are pictured near Congolese standing outside their homes as they patrol areas affected by the recent attacks by M23 rebels fighters in North Kivu province March 29, 2022. Congolese Father Georges Kalenga, a member of the planning committee for Pope Francis' July 2-5, visit, said the pope will be visiting a country ravaged by conflict.(CNS photo/Djaffar Sabiti, Reuters)

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Priest says pope's visit to Congo will let world know about its conflicts

Killian Chimtom|Apr 20, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis kneels at the feet of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders, in this April 11, 2019, file photo. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Congo and South Sudan in early July. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope to make long-promised trip to South Sudan in July, going also to Congo

Cindy Wooden|Mar 3, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of Malakal, South Sudan, and Msgr. Ionut Paul Strejac, chargé d'affaires at the Vatican Embassy in South Sudan, stand in Bentiu, where ongoing flooding has submerged buildings, homes and markets. Bishop Majwok has called for support, as floods continued to devastate his diocese, creating a complex web of challenges. (CNS photo/courtesy Bishop Majwok)

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Water a meter high: South Sudan bishop seeks help as floods continue

Fredrick Nzwili|Dec 8, 2021|3 Min Read

People displaced by interethnic violence in Tombura, South Sudan, are pictured in Yambio, South Sudan, Sept. 11, 2021. They took refuge in the home of relatives, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese. (CNS photo/Sean Hawkey)

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South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won't listen

Paul Jeffrey|Sep 28, 2021|5 Min Read

Aerial of Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Shutterstock)

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Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 18, 2021|2 Min Read

Internally displaced South Sudanese families sit outside a classroom in Jonglei, South Sudan, Sept. 24, 2020. As South Sudan marks 10 years of independence, there is little to celebrate, church leaders say. (CNS photo/Denis Dumo, Reuters)

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Archbishop: Decade after independence, South Sudan 'is bleeding slowly'

Fredrick Nzwili|Jul 8, 2021|3 Min Read

A young woman outside a church in Rajaf, South Sudan. (CNS/Matthieu Alexandre, Caritas Internationalis)

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Africa bishop attack shows complexity of missionary appointments

Elise Ann Allen|May 11, 2021|5 Min Read

Armed members of the South Sudanese security forces are seen in Bentiu Jan. 21, 2019. Bishops of South Sudan say the peace process is not working, and they suggest more than a dozen ways to improve the situation. (Samir Bol/Reuters via CNS)

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Tribalism disputed as motive of Africa bishop shooting

Elise Ann Allen|May 5, 2021|6 Min Read

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. (ACI Africa)

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Bishop-elect shot in South Sudan says he is not intimidated

Elise Ann Allen|Apr 29, 2021|5 Min Read

(Courtesy photo)

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

Catholic News Agency|Apr 27, 2021|4 Min Read

Fr. Christian Carlassare, bishop-elect of the Diocese of Rumbek (Fr. Carlassare via CNA)

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Bishop-elect in South Sudan shot, evacuation plans for specialized treatment underway

Catholic News Agency|Apr 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Loreto Sister Orla Treacy, principal of Loreto Girls Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, walks outside the school with children in 2017. (Paul Jeffrey/CNS.)

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Irish missionary in South Sudan says her task is to empower locals

Elise Ann Allen|Mar 18, 2021|4 Min Read

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