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Sisters from the Salesian Sisters in Sudan serve the poor and needy in the midst of a brutal war in Sudan. The sisters commiunity, Dar Mariam, has been a refuge for hundreds, though has damaged by gunfire and bombs. May 2024.

Civil war in Sudan: What’s happening and why?

Jun 17, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Amid the chaos and a complex set of competing political interests, children and the poor have been hit hardest. Read more

Haitian police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024.

Archbishop of Port-au-Prince: ‘There is real danger of civil war in Haiti’

Mar 11, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Port-au-Prince Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor shared his perspective on the difficult situation facing his country and the pastoral work of... Read more

The Vulnerable People Project rescue three nuns trapped in the middle of the crossfire in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, May 2023.

Catholic organization rescues three nuns trapped amid crossfire in Sudan

May 24, 2023

By Diego López Marina

The Vulnerable People Project evacuated in cooperation with other institutions three nuns caught in the crossfire of the civil war... Read more

Displaced people fleeing the war in Cameroon

Catholic church burned, priests and religious sister kidnapped in war-torn Cameroon

Sep 18, 2022

By CNA Staff

Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one religious sister, and two lay people in western... Read more

Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador.

Bishops oppose 'absurd' amnesty law for El Salvador

Mar 19, 2019

A proposal to grant amnesty to those convicted of war crimes committed during the El Salvadoran civil war has drawn... Read more

With South Sudan on the brink of civil war, here's what Church leaders are saying

Jul 12, 2016

Heavy fighting in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan, prompted Church leaders in the country to issue a statement... Read more