South Sudan
Pope Francis close to people of South Sudan
“Pope Francis has repeatedly expressed his constant concern for the plight of the South Sudanese people, and over the years has launched several appeals for peace in the country…” Many of these initiatives are cited in a recent article published in the Vatican News, “An Overview of the Church in South Sudan.” Now, Pope Francis…
Women teachers overcome gender discrimination
Becoming a teacher wasn’t easy for Madelina Louis. A member of the Azande tribe from Nzarra, along South Sudan’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madelina enjoyed learning and wanted to share her thirst for knowledge with others. So in 2013, she enrolled in the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio. While…
‘Don’t get tired of talking about South Sudan,’ pleads ecumenical leader
The head of South Sudan’s main ecumenical body has appealed to the world not to give up on his country, which during its first decade of independence has repeatedly slid backward into political and ethnic violence. “Sometimes in my work I feel hopeless, but then I feel a push. That means there is someone over…
Friends in Solidarity appoints new president
Friends in Solidarity (FIS), the U.S. partner of Solidarity with South Sudan, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president, Sister Mumbi Kigutha, CPPS. Sister Mumbi, a Sister of the Precious Blood from Dayton, Ohio, will begin her tenure with FIS in February 2023. She will be the second president of the organization,…
Midwives bring peace to South Sudan
As a child, Nancy Kamilo wanted to grow up to be a pilot. In her village of Raja, just west of Wau, she dreamed of soaring into the sky, far away from the conflicts tearing apart her homeland. Yet as a teenager, things changed after she called on sick relatives in the hospital, or women…
FiSolidarity Legacy Fund
Friends in Solidarity is pleased to announce that, with a major gift from Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, we have launched the FiSolidarity Legacy Fund to support our work with Solidarity with South Sudan into the future. The Victory Noll Sisters, celebrating 100 years of missionary service, have a heart for the poor and…