On April 15, 2023, armed conflict broke out between troops loyal to two rival Sudanese generals, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief and de facto leader. By early May, at least 550 people, including 190 children, had been killed. Over 736,000 are displaced internally and over 177,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries. This has aggravated the dire hunger and displacement crises that Sudan was already struggling with. With multiple ceasefires having failed, it is time for what Pope Francis has called “prayer for the Lord of peace to intervene where men and women are powerless to bring about peace.” Please join us for a pan-Canadian online bilingual Rosary for Peace in Sudan at 12 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, May 27. |