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Sisters from the Salesian Sisters in Sudan serve the poor and needy in the midst of a brutal war in Sudan. The sisters commiunity, Dar Mariam, has been a refuge for hundreds, though has damaged by gunfire and bombs. May 2024. / Credit: Father Jacob Thelekkadan

Civil war in Sudan: What’s Happening and Why?

Jun 17, 2024

Amid the chaos and a complex set of competing political interests, children and the poor have been hit hardest.

Members of ACLI (Italian Christian Workers' Associations) hold a sign with the word "peace" in Italian, in St. Peter's Square on June 1, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Building Peace Requires "taking a risk"

Jun 1, 2024

Being peacemakers in the style of Jesus Christ, while necessary and valuable, can also be risky, Pope Francis said at the Vatican, as conflicts continue to rage around the world.

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 20, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Lauds St. Daniel Comboni’s “apostolic zeal”, Efforts to End Slavery in Africa

Sep 20, 2023

St. Daniele Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan.

Sr. Alice Jurugo Drajea, Superior General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS). Credit: ACI Africa

Pastoral Work, Education at “standstill” in Sudan amid Violence: Religious Order Superior

Jun 24, 2023

Pastoral work, and education are among services at “a standstill” in Sudan amid violence, the Superior General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) has said.

Sr. Lucy Tiyu (left), Sr. Rose Ajija (center), and Sr. Pierina Achito (right), all from the SHS community of Umbadah Omdurman in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Credit: The Vulnerable People Project

Catholic Nuns Safely Evacuated from Sudan to South Sudan Came “with nothing”: Superior

Jun 14, 2023

The three members of the Religious Order of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) who were safely evacuated from Sudan to South Sudan last month arrived in the country’s capital, Juba, “with nothing”, the Superior General of the Congregation has told ACI Africa in an interview.

The Vulnerable People Project rescue three nuns trapped in the middle of the crossfire in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, May 2023. | Credit: The Vulnerable People Project / The Vulnerable People Project

Catholic Nuns “thankful” after Safe Evacuation from Sudan to South Sudan amidst Violence

May 24, 2023

Three members of the Religious Order of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) have expressed gratitude to the Vulnerable People Project (VPP), a Catholic apostolate dedicated to helping people escape conflict, for facilitating their safe evacuation from Sudan to South Sudan amid violence in the Northeastern African nation.

Pope Francis delivers his Regina Caeli address on May 21, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: "We must not get used to war!"

May 21, 2023

One week after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Francis urged that “we must not get used to war” as he prayed for peace in Ukraine and Sudan.

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience on Dec. 28, 2022. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Asks for Prayers for Sudan as Military Factions Battle for Control

Apr 16, 2023

Pope Francis asked people to pray for Sudan on Sunday, that the country’s rival military factions might lay down their weapons and pursue peace.

Sister María del Carmen, a Mexican Combonian missionary who served in Sudan. | Credit: Ana Paula Morales/ACI Prensa

Muslims-Christians “peaceful coexistence” Possible in Sudan: Comboni Missionary Sister

Mar 18, 2023

Sister María del Carmen Galicia, a Mexican nun of the Comboni Missionary Sisters who worked in Sudan, an African country with a 97% Muslim population, stressed that “peaceful coexistence” is possible between the followers of Islam and Christianity.

Sudanese Church of Christ after apparent razing and looting in Um Bartumbu, South Kordofan. Credit: Eyes and Ears Nuba

Human Rights Agency Condemns Closing Down of Catholic-owned Building in Sudan

Mar 7, 2022

UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has condemned the closing down of a building owned by the Catholic Church in Sudan where worshippers from different religions in the Northeastern African country meet for social activities and prayers.  

Credit: CSW

Christian Entity Urges UN Agency to Illegitimize Rights Abuses by Sudan’s Military

Jan 28, 2022

UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has joined over 50 organizations that are pushing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to illegitimize the actions of the Sudanese military who seized power in a coup on 25 October 2021 amid reported human rights abuses.

Credit: CSW

Freedom of Religion Restrictions in Sudan Cause for Concern for Christian Rights Entity

Jan 22, 2022

The leadership of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has expressed concern about the undermining of freedom of worship and belief in Sudan.

Credit: CSW

Christian Entity Concerned about Sudanese Couple’s Prosecution for Converting from Islam

Jan 15, 2022

The leadership of the UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has expressed concern about the criminal prosecution of a Sudanese couple that converted from Islam to Christianity.

Anti-coup protesters in London. 30 October 2021. Credit: CSW

Closely Monitor, Record Rights Violations in Sudan: Christian Entity to UN, AU, Others

Jan 7, 2022

International and regional bodies including the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) need to closely monitor the events in Sudan and record cases of violence against protestors since the October 2021 military coup in view of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators, the leadership of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) have said.

Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pray for Justice and Peace in Sudan, Catholic Bishop Implores in Christmas Message

Dec 20, 2021

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan has, in his Christmas and New Year 2022 message, called upon the people of God under his pastoral care to pray for the realization of peace and justice in the Northeastern African nation.

Bishop Macram Max Gassis. Credit: AMECEA

Instability Has Made Us Beggars, Sudanese Catholic Bishop Says in Christmas Prayer

Dec 17, 2021

The Bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan has penned a heartfelt Christmas prayer bemoaning the worrying state of Sudan and South Sudan where he says people are suffering in violence and poverty.

Credit: CSW

Christian Entity Lauds UN Decision to Appoint Human Rights Expert in Sudan

Nov 14, 2021

UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has lauded the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to appoint an expert who is expected to keep an eye on the deteriorating human rights situation in Sudan following last month’s coup.

Credit: CSW

Christian Entity Concerned about Assassination Attempt on Government Workers in Sudan

Nov 3, 2021

The leadership of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has expressed concern about the attempt on the lives of those who worked for the civilian government before the October 25 military coup in Sudan.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“Let dove of peace return to Sudan”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop in Solidarity Message

Oct 28, 2021

There is need for peace in Sudan, a South Sudanese Catholic Bishop has said in a solidarity message in which he implores that “the dove of peace” returns to the Northeast African nation following a coup by the military earlier this week.

Credit: CSW

Christian Foundation Calls on International Community to Support Sudan following Coup

Oct 27, 2021

UK-based human rights foundation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is appealing to the international community to intervene in the Sudanese instability and to support the country that is struggling to build a transitional government.