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Eucharist across the Globe
In rural South Sudan, there are few places where people from rival tribes can come together in peace and openness. As a South Sudanese, Comboni Missionary Father Louis Okot was aware of this division when he was assigned to the Lomin Mission in Kejo-keji, where he provided pastoral care at …
This Catholic doctor provides care for 1 million people in Sudan, South Sudan
by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Apr 28, 2022 / 14:51 pm Sudan and South Sudan are countries currently facing several hardships. After the military staged a coup in Sudan six months ago, the country remains in political and economic turmoil. Its neighbor, South Sudan, faces severe food shortages and …
February 8: Saint Josephine Bakhita
On February 8, the Church commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Canossian Sister who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Sudan. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was kidnapped while working in the fields with …
Pope Francis saddened by ‘brutal attack’ which killed Catholic nuns in South Sudan
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 18, 2021 / 07:10 am Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a group of Catholic religious sisters and others in South Sudan left five dead on Monday. “His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the brutal …
February 8: St. Josephine Bakhita
On February 8, the Church commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Canossian Sister who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Sudan. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was kidnapped while working in the fields with her …
Former Nobel prize nominee Bishop Gassis of Sudan visits archdiocese, talks human rights
By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph Bishop Macram Max Gassis, a Comboni Missionary once proposed as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, visited the archdiocese Feb. 15-17 to discuss his work as a human rights advocate in his home country of Sudan. His time in Cincinnati included a …
XU speakers discuss tragedy of Darfur region
Thursday, February 26, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The future of Sudan — particularly the region of Darfur — and what Americans can do to spread awareness, was the topic of a recent discussion at Xavier University. “The Tragedy of Darfur and Sudan” with …