US EditionPope Leo decries Sudan violence, urges dialogue and relief effort
- On Sunday, November 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV during the weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican City appealed for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian corridors in Sudan, urging the international community to act decisively and generously amid reports of brutality in Al-Fashir.
- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured Al-Fashir after an 18-month siege, with reports of killings, sexual violence, looting, and abductions since the city's fall a week ago.
- U.N. figures show more than 65,000 people have fled since Sunday, around 260,000 lived in Al-Fashir pre-assault, and Doctors Without Borders said only 5,000 reached Tawila.
- The U.N. human rights office said hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters may have been killed late last month when RSF captured Al-Fashir, while thousands remain trapped and Germany's top diplomat called the situation `apocalyptic`.
- The pope invited the faithful to pray for victims and urged parties involved in the Sudan conflict to halt hostilities; he will celebrate Mass at Verano cemetery, Rome, on Sunday in memory of the deceased.
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VATICAN CITY >> Pope Leo on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying he was following with “great sorrow” reports of terrible brutality in the city of Al-Fashir in Darfur.
After leading Angelus, Pope Leo decries violence in Sudan, urges prayer for victims
During his Nov. 2 Angelus address Pope Leo XIV decried the recent violence in Sudan amid its civil war, and he urged the faithful to pray… The post After leading Angelus, Pope Leo decries violence in Sudan, urges prayer for victims appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Since April 2023, the war in Sudan has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, millions of internally displaced persons and the worst humanitarian crisis today, according to the UN.
At the end of the Angelus prayer, this Sunday, November 2, Leo XIV denounced the abuses committed, especially in the city of El Fasher, Sudan, and urged the international community to mobilize. The sovereign pontiff also asked the faithful to pray for Tanzania, where, he recalled, after the recent elections, the clashes caused many victims. The pope urged all parties to avoid any form of violence and "to take the path of dialogue".
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