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An awesome gesture! A plea for peace!

Message from Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM I was left speechless as I viewed the video of Pope Francis kissing the feet of the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and four of the five designated vice-presidents of the interim government ...
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Ministry opportunities in South Sudan

Ministry opportunities in South Sudan

Volunteer ministry positions are available with Solidarity with South Sudan. Solidarity has put out an appeal to men and women religious and to laypeople to help continue its mission to help the people of South Sudan build peaceful, sustainable communities through ...
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Partners in health

Partners in health

Bon Secours Mercy Health System has been a major supporter of Solidarity with South Sudan since 2015. Camille Grippon, system director of Global Ministries for Bon Secours Mercy Health, explains that "there are a lot of synergies" with the mission ...
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Br Bill Archbishop Juba Fr Jim

Solidarity welcomes new executive director

Above image from left: Br. Bill Firman, FSC; Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, FSCJ, Juba, South Sudan; Fr. Jim Greene, MofAFR Solidarity with South Sudan is going through a major transition this month. During the April Board meeting in Rome, Brother ...
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Sister Joan with Cardinal Joseph Tobin

Message from Sister Joan

“Prioritizing hope… is a brave and bold thing to do.” The above quote by Ava Du Vernay in an article entitled “Seeing the Bright Side” (Time, February 28, 2019) seems an apt approach to writing about the work of Solidarity ...
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Sisters in South Sudan: Sister Annette St. Amour, IHM

Sisters in South Sudan: Sister Annette St. Amour, IHM

The Good Shepherd Peace Center opened in October 2016. It is the only Catholic retreat and conference center in South Sudan. Sister Annette St. Amour, IHM, works at the center. For the past five years, her ministry has encompassed ongoing ...
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Sisters in South Sudan: Carolyn Buhs, SNDdeN

Sisters in South Sudan: Carolyn Buhs, SNDdeN

"In the Catholic Church, we believe in the dignity of each person... Regardless of a person’s ethnic group, we are all sons and daughters of our Good God. As this truth takes hold of each person’s consciousness, then South Sudan ...
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Sisters in South Sudan: Barbara Paleczny, SSND

Sisters in South Sudan: Barbara Paleczny, SSND

Canadian native Sister Barbara Paleczny, SSND, has lived and worked in South Sudan for the past 10 years. "Every day, I find that it is a privilege to be here in South Sudan walking with our people; I celebrate that ...
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Sudan Tribune photo March 2018

Catholic bishops express concerns in pastoral letter

"We the Catholic bishops of South Sudan, meeting in Juba from 26th to 28th February 2019, have reflected on the current situation in our country to prayerfully discern the way forward... We address our message to our own Christians, to ...
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