Unidentified gunmen recently ambushed a van carrying Catholic pilgrims along a highway in eastern South Sudan, killing five people, including two Catholic nuns. The attack is only the latest to highlight the dangers faced by faith leaders trying to usher in reconciliation after civil war and aiding a humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreAs political alliances struggle to implement peace agreements in a civil war that’s raged since 2011, three South Sudan government forces stormed a church during the Christmas holidays and brutally beat and raped its members, attempting to kill at least eight. Military authorities have vowed the men will be brought to justice.
Read MoreTribal warfare in South Sudan is preventing the country’s peace process from bearing fruit, complicating a six-year civil war. Among the victims of conflict and wanton violence are women, children and Christian clergy.
Read MoreRenewed fighting between Sudan’s army and militants killed an Anglican priest last week, despite a negotiated peace agreement and the pause of a church-mediated peace process when the Rome-based organization began grappling with coronavirus in Italy. Since 2013, Sudan’s civil war has displaced thousands of civilians. Now they must grapple with displacement during a pandemic and food insecurity.
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