by Elisa Feiritear | Jun 28, 2023 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
The world of education in Central Africa is small and even after only a short while you can link up with people from all over. With this in mind I Whatsapped a friend who is a religious priest who runs a Catholic university in Khartoum to see how he was doing....
by Elisa Feiritear | May 31, 2023 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
It has been heartening that many people got in touch over the last month to see how things were here, due to the ongoing civil war in Sudan. The situation there is dire, as rival leaders seek to gain as much power and wealth as possible, regardless of the...
by Karen Moloney | Mar 9, 2023 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
Juba International Airport is chaotic at the best of times. It is only for the hardiest of travellers, with a sense of reckless abandon, and the sturdiest suitcases. On Friday, the 3rd of February, though, it reached new heights. As I flew back into Juba, the Pope was...
by Karen Moloney | Jan 5, 2023 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
“Growing up in Ireland, it was impossible to get through December without hearing Do They Know It’s Christmas? repeatedly. Like crackers with bad jokes, or recipes that try (in vain) to make brussels sprouts tasty, the song was an essential and important part of...
by Karen Moloney | Sep 30, 2021 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
“It’s official. Last week a journalist from the Irish Times tweeted that vaccines distributed throughout Africa would not be recognised by the countries of the European Union. This was initially thought to be directed against vaccines manufactured outside of the...
by Karen Moloney | Sep 2, 2021 | Fr Alan in South Sudan, News
When you are asked what is the deadliest animal that you’ve come across in South Sudan, people are hoping for something dramatic. On my first weekend here, when I was mapping out a potential jogging route around the Loreto campus, I came across a snake thicker than my...
