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Caritas Australia has issued urgent pleas for assistance for the escalating civil war and hunger crisis in Sudan and the massive rebuilding effort in Gaza.
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Caritas Australia has commended the ongoing commitment of the Australian Government to the region in the latest Federal Budget, but adds that more still needs to be done.
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The World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking was held on February 8, the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, who is the patron saint of Sudan and victims of slavery. Members of the African Catholic community gathered to honour the Canossian Sister at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Patrick O'Regan in the Cathedral on Sunday February 13. Pictures: Ben Macmahon.
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.
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.
Canossian Sisters joined members of the African Catholic community in celebrating the feast of St Josephine Bakhita in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral earlier this month.
Members of the Sudanese community came together to celebrate the feast of St Daniel Comboni in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral Adelaide on Sunday October 15.
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