Binghamton native Father Bassano meets Pope in South Sudan
…Francis’ recent visit to South Sudan, where, as Catholic News Service has noted, a 2005 peace agreement set the stage for the country’s independence from Sudan in 2011. But a…
No longer lost
…her involved. Hawkins would attend meetings with the Lost Boys of Sudan, a name for the survivors of the ongoing conflicts in the country, where they shared their stories. One…
War robs South Sudan youths of childhood, says bishops’ leader
…Day for Peace. The bishops’ conference includes all dioceses in Sudan and South Sudan, which split in 2011, when South Sudan became the world’s newest country. Barely three years after…
South Sudan bishop urges peace, says attack on nuns shakes church
By Bronwen Dachs | Catholic News Service YAMBIO, South Sudan (CNS) — An attack on religious sisters at a teacher training college in South Sudan has shaken and saddened the…
Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan tell citizens only they can build peace
By Francis Njuguna | Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Catholic bishops in South Sudan and Sudan appealed to the citizens of the two countries — including those in…
Boys Town celebrates a century of building families, changing lives
…keep children with their own families, and Boys Town is providing some of that care. Boys Town research shows that children must be in their program for six months to…
Under the radar: South Sudan needs media attention, immediate action
…awareness is absolutely crucial.” Everybody’s efforts to get the word out is still key, and Nicholson and his Caritas colleagues created southsudan.caritas.org after a recent visit to South Sudan to…
Catholic groups decry end of special immigration status for Sudan
…TPS for Sudan, the administration extended the same immigration protection for nationals from South Sudan through May 2019, but the country openly remains in civil war. The Washington-based Franciscan Action…
Missionary priest clings to signs of hope in South Sudan
…a Mass on Feb. 10 in celebration of St. Josephine Bakhita, a saint for Sudan and South Sudan. Father Bassano said St. Josephine was born in Darfur in Sudan and…
In lieu of visit, pope makes major donation to South Sudan charities
…international aid groups on the ground that “generously and tirelessly” help the people and promote peace and development, the cardinal said. South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011 after…
At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace
…He and Pope Francis have been supporting the peace efforts of the South Sudan Council of Churches and, the pope said again April 11, they hope to visit South Sudan…
Religious orders look at peacemaking in South Sudan, Congo
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — Church leaders in South Sudan and Congo often wonder if they have labored in vain because, too often, their own people…
U.S. Catholic physician a reluctant hero in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
…By Paul Jeffrey | Catholic News Service NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan (CNS) — A U.S. physician who has won accolades for his service in a war-torn corner of Sudan said he…
Christmas prep in South Sudan: activism, songs, prayers, poetry
…speeches of hope for peace which we all desire in South Sudan and throughout our world.” South Sudan has seen much struggle in recent years. On Nov. 26 this year,…
Amid positive news in South Sudan, missionary with roots in Southern Tier pens poem
…the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance.” CNS added: “South Sudan’s [civil] war, which broke out in 2013, two years after the country achieved independence, has left nearly 400,000 dead and…
Crisis in Sudan hits home at Syracuse’s St. Vincent de Paul community
By Dc. Tom Cuskey Editor Tensions between rival generals and military groups in Sudan have spilled over into violent fighting in the streets of the cities of the African country….
Father Bassano remains faithful to the displaced people of South Sudan
…town of Malakal in South Sudan. Father Bassano is the Catholic chaplain in the camp. South Sudan descended into a civil war in December 2013 following a political dispute between…
Missionary’s life: poetry and prayer in a troubled land
Binghamton native Father Bassano reports from South Sudan By Tom Maguire | Associate editor There are only two seasons in South Sudan, missionary Father Michael Bassano says. By the middle…
Syracuse attorney wins Le Moyne Ignatian Award
…he helped new Sudanese drivers obtain their licenses and insurance. In 2003, along with “Lost Boy” John Dau, Oropallo helped establish the Sudanese Lost Boys Foundation of Central New York,…
Syracuse attorney wins Le Moyne Ignatian Award
…handy as he helped new Sudanese drivers obtain their licenses and insurance. In 2003, along with “Lost Boy” John Dau, Oropallo helped establish the Sudanese Lost Boys Foundation of Central…
Syracuse attorney wins Le Moyne Ignatian Award
…known as the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” the Sudanese refugee population in Syracuse has swelled to over 700. Helping them to build new lives in their adopted homeland, Oropallo has…
Hope remains alive in Ariang, South Sudan
By Sister Diane Zigo, CSJ | Special to the Catholic Sun In 2011, after an unflagging fund-raising campaign supported by many in Central N.Y., South Sudanese former “Lost Boy” and…
Priest from Binghamton now lives with 'suffering Christ' at U.N. base in South Sudan
…the war broke out. He came to South Sudan from Tanzania to be part of Solidarity with South Sudan, an international community of Catholic groups supporting the training of teachers,…
Missionary recounts a family’s rescue in South Sudan
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor The hunger in South Sudan causes desperation. Missionary Father Michael Bassano, MM, called the Sun on Nov. 27 from the United Nations Protection of…
Missionary prays for God to protect congested camp in South Sudan
…he serves as a Maryknoll missionary in South Sudan. He is the Catholic chaplain in the United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) camp outside the town of Malakal by the…
Long-awaited reunion provides bright spot in a tense South Sudan
Binghamton native Father Bassano reports from Upper Nile State By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Praying amidst a coronavirus-caused lockdown in South Sudan, Father Michael Bassano, a Binghamton native, also…
Long-awaited reunion provides bright spot in a tense South Sudan
Binghamton native Father Bassano reports from Upper Nile State By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Praying amid a coronavirus-caused lockdown in South Sudan, Father Michael Bassano, a Binghamton native, also…
Veteran missionary ‘has more energy than any of us’
Binghamton native ministers in volatile area of South Sudan By Tom Maguire | Associate editor It’s as if he can sense the longing of family and friends—and the smell of…
Missionary moved by scene in South Sudan
As he serves the people, Father Bassano also takes note of nature By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Father Michael Bassano, MM, has resumed his missionary work in South Sudan at his usual…
Missionary/poet champions the hungry and ‘the poorest ones’
By Tom Maguire |Associate editor “Despite the COVID-19 crisis another critical issue is shortage of food with people going hungry in South Sudan,” reports Maryknoll Missionary Father Michael Bassano, a…
