The Apostolic Administrator of Torit diocese started a fundraising drive to rebuild Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral.
Thomas Oliha announced that the second collections in all masses of the Diocese should be set aside for reconstructing the Cathedral that was ruined during the civil war, Emmanuel Radio reported.
Monsignor Oliha welcomed even one South Sudan Pound offerings as contributions for the reconstruction of the Cathedral.
He requested prayers, because ‘the Catholic Diocese of Torit is the only Diocese in South Sudan that does not have a Cathedral.’
Thousands of Christians turned up on Sunday at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Torit to celebrate the feast of their patron saints.