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Church leaders in South Sudan unite to urge peace now

World Council of Churches, South Sudan Council of Churches convene meeting to look for fresh ways forward

17 April 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Christian aviation charity

Archbishop Welby prays for work of ministry that airlifts aid to isolated, remote communities in developing countries

31 March 2015

UNMISS head visits World Council of Churches

Churches’ peace-building efforts in South Sudan focus of meeting with global ecumenical body leader

27 March 2015

South Kordofan, Sudan: "Peace is our only option"

Episcopal bishop calls for talks to end war after visiting Sudanese refugees in Cairo

23 March 2015

Help restore peace in S. Sudan, Anglican clerics tell world

Kenya's Archbishop Wabukala and ECSSS' Archbishop Den Bul have appealed to the international community to fast-track peace efforts in South Sudan.

02 March 2015

WCC member church in South Sudan launches educational resource on reconciliation

The Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan’s diocese of Wau has developed a course titled “Reconcile - Moving Forward in Peace”, inviting people to be peace-builders this Lenten season.

13 February 2015

S. Sudan: Bishop of Yirol dies

Yirol diocese's Bishop Daniel Deng Abeil has died after a fight with cancer

16 January 2015

S. Sudan: Peace campaign reaches Rumbek

Archbishop Daniel Deng said the campaign has shown South Sudan's people yearn for peace and reconciliation.

16 January 2015

Tragedy Strikes Sudanese Congregation of St. Michael's Church in Heliopolis

One child is dead and eight women are hospitalized following the Monday explosion of three gas bottles, sparking a fire in the Kilo 4.5 neighborhood of Nasr City in Cairo

14 January 2015

S. Sudan: Church mobilises 200 peace campaigners for Lake State

The Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan is rallying 200 young mobilisers to call for peace and an end to revenge killings.

06 January 2015