Vatican newspaper draws attention to hunger, violence in Sudan

August 13, 2025

L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent article in its August 12 edition to hunger and violence in Sudan, a nation that has suffered from civil war since 2023.

Sara Constantini reported on the death, from famine, of over 60 people in a refugee camp in North Darfur, as well as on an attack on the camp by the Rapid Support Forces, a belligerent in the civil war.

“Today, hunger and violence are intertwined in this East African country, creating a single injustice, while the international community is called upon to respond concretely and urgently with aid,” she concluded.

The nation of 50.5 million is 92% Muslim and 4% Christian, with 3% adhering to ethnic religions; it is distinct from predominantly Christian and animist South Sudan.

 

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Further information:

• SUDAN Fame e violenze, un’unica ingiustizia (L'Osservatore Romano, 8/12/25)