Pope seeks prayers for peace in Sudan
April 17, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to pray for peace in Sudan, during his public audience on Sunday, April 16.
As Sudanese troops battled rebels, the Pope said that he was praying for the country’s people, “who have already been through so much.”
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in fighting that broke out on April 15 between rival military factions seeking control of the government in the impoverished country.
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