Families in Sudan at breaking point after 1000 days of conflict
Caritas Australia is calling for urgent international action and attention as the conflict in Sudan reaches 1000 days.
Caritas Australia is calling for urgent international action and attention as the conflict in Sudan reaches 1000 days.
The Catholic faithful from South Sudan and Sudan who are now living in Adelaide gathered recently to honour the life of Bishop Paride Taban, who died in Nairobi, Kenya on November 1.
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While the African Catholic community was celebrating the feast of St Josephine Bakhita in Adelaide, Pope Francis was showing his support for the long-suffering people of South Sudan by urging political leaders to do everything in their power to halt the violence and conflict in the region. Source: Vatican News
When Adelaide’s Sudanese community gathers to celebrate the feast day of its country’s patron saint Josephine Bakhita this month, sitting proudly in the Cathedral will be Mabok Deng Mabok Marial.
Those who gathered for the feast day of Sudan’s patron saint St Josephine Bakhita on February 9 took the opportunity to pray for civilians in the region who have been killed in recent conflicts.
Two simple garage sales a year have been enough to raise thousands of dollars for a South Sudan mission helping schools and disadvantaged women and children.
Local Sudanese community leaders are on a mission to raise awareness of the plight of marginalised ethnic groups under siege from the Sudan army and foreign interest in their resources.
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