Christians are fleeing armed violence in Sudan and those remaining are facing extreme difficulties, according to a Spanish missionary.Father Jorge Carlos Naranjo, a Combonian priest based in Sudan, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that those choosing to stay in conflict zones.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, urged a permanent cessation of hostilities in Sudan, where people are facing a humanitarian catastrophe following weeks of intense fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Among attacks on church buildings and mosques in Sudan after fighting broke out within the Sudanese military last month, a priest and other Christians were reportedly shot and injured in at least one assault with apparent anti-Christian motives.