Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan, first vice president reportedly arrested

Pope Francis renews his call for peace dialogue in South Sudan Vatica

In his Angelus message for the fourth Sunday of Lent, published by the Holy See Press Office, the Bishop of Rome expressed his concern over the situation in that African country, which was complicated a few weeks ago when members of the White Army, a group loyal to Machar, attacked an army base in Upper Nile State. “I renew my sincere appeal to all leaders to do everything possible to reduce the tension in the country,” the Pope said, “for which…

Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested

Bishop Christian Carlassare (center), President Salva Kiir (left), and Dr. Riek Machar (right). / Credit: Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/Office of the President - Republic of South Sudan ACI Africa, Mar 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A Catholic bishop ... [...]

Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan, first vice president reportedly arrested

Bishop Christian Carlassare (center), President Salva Kiir (left), and Dr. Riek Machar (right). / Credit: Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/Office of the President - Republic of South Sudan ACI Africa, Mar 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily prayers for peace amid testimonies of rising tension in South Sudan and reports of the arrest of the country’…

In South Sudan, calls for the rescue of the peace agreement are increasing after the first Vice-President, Riek Machar, was placed under house arrest on the evening of Wednesday, March 26. Despite this mobilization, the opposition already considers the 2018 agreement to be "repealed" by President Salva Kiir. Pressure is rising to lift the opponent's detention and to order a ceasefire.

Pope Francis today called for a resumption of the peace dialogue in South Sudan, after that process was interrupted after the arrest on 27 March,

Africa’s Catholic Journalists Urged to Foster “better, appropriate” Reporting on Migrants, Refugees

Catholic journalists in Africa will do well to steer off news negativity on migrants and refugees and instead have them portrayed in “a better and appropriate” manner, Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa of the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa in Tanzania has appealed. Speaking during the March 25-28 workshop for Catholic journalists in Maputo, Mozambique, that the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, organi…